la
feminine
/liβɾeˈɾia/
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Translation
bookshop
Word origin
From Latin librarius ('of books'), from liber ('book'). Note the false friend: Spanish librería means 'bookshop' or 'bookcase', not 'library', which is biblioteca.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- librarius
- English cognates
- library, librarian
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Plurallibrerías
Examples
novela .
I bought this novel at the bookshop in the centre.
poesía.
The bookshop has a very large poetry section.
¿ ?
Is there a bookshop near here?
Coloqué diccionarios .
I put all the dictionaries on the bookcase in the living room.
.
I work on Saturdays at a small second-hand bookshop.
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