biografia
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [bi.u.ɣɾəˈfi.ə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [bi.o.ɣɾəˈfi.ə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [bi.o.ɣɾaˈfi.a]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French biographie.
Noun
biografia f (plural biografies)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “biografia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “biografia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “biografia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “biografia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Etymology 2
Verb
biografia
- inflection of biografiar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bioɡraˈfia/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: bi‧o‧gra‧fi‧a
Adjective
biografia (accusative singular biografian, plural biografiaj, accusative plural biografiajn)
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English biography), ultimately from New Latin biographia. Contains the suffix -grafia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbioˌɡrɑfiɑ/, [ˈbio̞ˌɡrɑ̝fiɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑfiɑ
- Syllabification(key): bi‧o‧gra‧fi‧a, bi‧og‧ra‧fi‧a
- Hyphenation(key): bio‧grafia, bi‧og‧ra‧fia
Noun
biografia
Declension
| Inflection of biografia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | biografia | biografiat | |
| genitive | biografian | biografioiden biografioitten | |
| partitive | biografiaa | biografioita | |
| illative | biografiaan | biografioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | biografia | biografiat | |
| accusative | nom. | biografia | biografiat |
| gen. | biografian | ||
| genitive | biografian | biografioiden biografioitten biografiain rare | |
| partitive | biografiaa | biografioita | |
| inessive | biografiassa | biografioissa | |
| elative | biografiasta | biografioista | |
| illative | biografiaan | biografioihin | |
| adessive | biografialla | biografioilla | |
| ablative | biografialta | biografioilta | |
| allative | biografialle | biografioille | |
| essive | biografiana | biografioina | |
| translative | biografiaksi | biografioiksi | |
| abessive | biografiatta | biografioitta | |
| instructive | — | biografioin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Related terms
Further reading
- “biografia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ia
- IPA(key): /bi.o.ɡraˈfi.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: bi‧o‧gra‧fì‧a
Noun
biografia f (plural biografie)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Occitan
Noun
biografia f (plural biografias)
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English biography, French biographie, German Biografie, ultimately from Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βιογραφία (biographía). By surface analysis, bio- + -grafia. First attested in 1784.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjɔˈɡra.fja/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -afja
- Syllabification: bio‧gra‧fia
Noun
biografia f
- biography (a person's life story)
- Synonym: życiorys
- artystyczna biografia ― an artistic biography
- polityczna biografia ― a political biography
- bogata biografia ― a rich biography
- odmienne biografie ― disstinct biographies
- PRL-owskie biografie ― biographies of the Polish People's Republic
- PZPR-owskie biografie ― biographies of the Polish United Workers' Party
- fragment biografii ― a fragment of a biography
- zarys biografii ― a draft of a biography
- fakty z biografii ― facts from a biography
- szczegóły z biografii ― details from a biography
- wydarzenia z biografii ― events from a biography
- przedstawić biografię kogoś ― to present someone's biography
- znać biografię kogoś ― to know someone's biography
- biography (a published form of such a life story)
- autoryzowana biografia ― an authorized biography
- beletryzowana biografia ― a fictionalized biography
- filmowa biografia ― a film biography
- krótka biografia ― a short biography
- obszerna biografia ― a comprehensive/extensive biography
- oficjalne biografie ― official biographies
- biografia autorstwa kogoś ― a biography of someone's authorship
- biografia aktora ― an actor's biography
- biografia artysty ― an artist's biography
- biografia pisarza ― a writer's biography
- biografie dowódców ― leaders' biographies
- biografie kompozytorów ― composers' biographies
- biografie malarzy ― painters' biographies
- biografie muzyków ― musicians' biographies
- biografie polityków ― politicians' biographies
- biografie zawodników ― athletes'/(sports) players' biographies
- autor/autorka biografii ― the author of a biography
- wznowienie biografii ― the renewal of a biography
- biografia ukazała się ― a biography came out
- czytać biografię ― to read a biography
- pisać/napisać biografię ― to write a biography
- opracować biografię ― to develop a biography
- opublikować biografię ― to publish a biography
- polecać biografię ― to recommend a biography
- sfilmować biografię ― to film a biography
- wydać biografię ― to publish a biography
- na podstawie biografii ― based on a biography
Declension
Declension of biografia
Derived terms
adjective
adverb
Related terms
References
Further reading
- biografia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- biografia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bi.o.ɡɾaˈfi.ɐ/ [bɪ.o.ɡɾaˈfi.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /bjo.ɡɾaˈfi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bi.o.ɡɾaˈfi.a/ [bɪ.o.ɡɾaˈfi.a], (faster pronunciation) /bjo.ɡɾaˈfi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bi.u.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/ [bi.u.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /bju.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/ [bju.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]
- Hyphenation: bi‧o‧gra‧fi‧a
Noun
biografia f (plural biografias)
- biography (personal life story)