bijbel

See also: Bijbel

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛi̯.bəl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bij‧bel
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯bəl

Noun

bijbel m (plural bijbels, diminutive bijbeltje n)

1. bible (copy of the Bible)
2. (by extension) any large book

Usage notes

• The capitalized form Bijbel is used instead when referring to the book in itself, as a proper noun (as opposed to a copy of the book, as a common noun).

Derived terms

• bijbelneuker
• kinderbijbel
• statenbijbel

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: bèibel
• → Sranan Tongo: bèibel

Further reading

• “bijbel” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
• bijbel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl