ex libris

See also: exlibris and ex-libris

English

an ex libris

Etymology

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

Noun

ex libris (plural ex libris)

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

Translations

bookplate

Chinese:
Mandarin: 藏書票／藏书票 (zh) (cángshūpiào)
Dutch: ex libris (nl) n
Esperanto: ekslibriso
Finnish: exlibris
French: ex-libris (fr) m
German: Exlibris (de) n
Ido: ex-libris (io)
Italian: ex libris m
Japanese: 蔵書票 (zōsho-hyō)
Polish: ekslibris (pl) m, księgoznak (pl) m
Portuguese: ex-libris (pt) m
Romanian: ex-libris (ro) n
Russian: эксли́брис (ru) m (ekslíbris)
Slovak: exlibris m
Spanish: exlibris m
Ukrainian: екслі́брис (uk) m (ekslíbrys)

Dutch

Alternative forms

ex-libris (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ex librīs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɛksˈli.brɪs/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: ex li‧bris

Noun

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

ex libris (bookplate)

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /eks ˈli.briːs/, [ɛks̠ ˈlʲɪbriːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eks ˈli.bris/, [ɛks ˈliːbris]

Phrase

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

exlibris

Noun

ex libris m (plural ex libris)

ex libris, bookplate

Further reading

“ex libris”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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