ex libris

From Latin ex librīs (“from the books [of]”).

ex libris (plural ex libris)

1. A bookplate that identifies the owner of the book into which it is pasted.

• ex-libris (superseded)

Borrowed from Latin ex librīs.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛksˈli.brɪs/

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• Hyphenation: ex li‧bris

ex libris n (plural ex libris or ex librissen, diminutive ex librisje n)

1. ex libris (bookplate)

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɛks ˈlɪ.briːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛks ˈliː.bris]

ex librīs

1. (literally) "from (the) books"
2. used with a genitive to indicate ownership of a book, as in from the books of… or from the library of …

• exlibris

ex libris m (plural ex libris)

1. ex libris, bookplate

• “ex libris”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024