Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bibliotheca

/ˌbɪbli.əˈθiːkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: bib-lio-the-ca
IPA: /ˌbɪbli.əˈθiːkə/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bibliothēca, borrowed from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”). Equivalent to biblio- + -theca. Doublet of bibliotheque.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: βιβλιοθήκη

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

bibliothecas (plural) bibliothecae (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bibliotheca?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɪbli.əˈθiːkə/.
What does bibliotheca mean?: A library.
Where does bibliotheca come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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