bíblia

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, book).

Pronunciation

Noun

bíblia f (plural bíblies)

  1. bible (an exemplar of the Bible)

Further reading

Faroese

Noun

bíblia f (genitive singular bíbliu, plural bíbliur)

  1. bible
  2. Bíblian - the Bible

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bíblia bíblian bíbliur bíbliurnar
accusative bíbliu bíbliuna bíbliur bíbliurnar
dative bíbliu bíbliuni bíblium bíbliunum
genitive bíbliu bíbliunnar bíblia bíblianna

Synonyms

Portuguese

bíblia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, book).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.bli.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈbi.bljɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.bli.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈbi.blja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbi.bli.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈbi.bljɐ/

Noun

bíblia f (plural bíblias)

  1. bible
  2. (figurative) a very extensive, often complex, book or text
    Você acha que eu vou ler essa bíblia?Do you think I am going to read that bible?
  3. (figurative) a praised or well regarded book or text
    Não devemos idolatrar a constituição como uma bíblia, afinal ela é sujeita a erros.We should not worship the constitution as a bible, since it is susceptible to errors.