bibliopola

Italian

Etymology

From the Latin bibliopōla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi.bljoˈpɔ.la/
Rhymes: -ɔla
Hyphenation: bi‧blio‧pò‧la

Noun

bibliopola m or f by sense (masculine plural bibliopoli, feminine plural bibliopole)

bookseller

Latin

Alternative forms

bybliopōla

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek βιβλιοπώλης (bibliopṓlēs, “bookseller”), from βιβλίον, βυβλίον (biblíon, bublíon, “book”) + πώλης (pṓlēs, “seller”, “dealer”, found only in compounds).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /bi.bli.oˈpoː.la/, [bɪblʲiɔˈpoːɫ̪ä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bi.bli.oˈpo.la/, [biblioˈpɔːlä]

Noun

bibliopōla m (genitive bibliopōlae); first declension

bookseller
Synonym: libelliō

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bibliopōla	bibliopōlae
Genitive	bibliopōlae	bibliopōlārum
Dative	bibliopōlae	bibliopōlīs
Accusative	bibliopōlam	bibliopōlās
Ablative	bibliopōlā	bibliopōlīs
Vocative	bibliopōla	bibliopōlae

Related terms

bibliopōlīum

Descendants

Italian: bibliopola

References

“biblĭŏpōla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
biblĭŏpōla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 216/2
“bibliopola”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
bibliopola in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
“bibliopola”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Noun

bibliopola m or f by sense (plural bibliopolas)

bibliopole (bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books)