Polyglot Dictionary

Bibliothek

/biblioˈteːk/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Bibliotheken

Meaning

  1. library

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Bücherei

Bibliothek is the more formal word for a larger institution, like a university or national library; Bücherei is a bit more old-fashioned and informal, often a small local or public library.

Similar in other languages

French

bibliothèque

bibliothèque is the French word for the same thing — both mean "library."

Portuguese

biblioteca

biblioteca is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "library."

Practice

1 What does Bibliothek mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie lieh sich ein Buch aus der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bibliothek?

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