librerija

Maltese

Alternative forms

  • ajbri (Australia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian libreria (“bookshop; private library”), perhaps influenced semantically by English library.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪb.rɛˈriː.ja/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

librerija f (plural libreriji)

  1. library (book collection, whether private or accessible to the public)
    • 2015, Michael Piscopo, “Benna l-Baqra”‎[1]performed by Phyllisienne Brincat and her Children’s Choir:
      Benna baqra għaqlija, kotba qrat fuq mija.
      U l-ħolma tagħha hija li taħdem ġo librerija.
      Benna is a clever cow, she’s read over a hundred books.
      And her dream is to work in a library.
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