bībele

See also: bībelē, Bībele, and Bībelē

Latvian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).

Noun

bībele f (5th declension)

  1. (compare Bībele) a bible, a copy of the Bible

Declension

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