nounnoun
il libro
book
Oggetto formato da pagine di carta, scritte o stampate, unite insieme e racchiuse da una copertina, che contiene testi o immagini da leggere.
Definition & meaning
Libro means book: a written or printed work, or its digital equivalent.
It can also refer to a major division of a long work, as in “Book One” of a poem or novel.
Grammar & Word origin
- Libro is a masculine noun: il libro means “the book.”
- Its plural is libri: i libri means “the books.”
- It comes from Latin liber, originally referring to the inner bark of a tree, which was used as a writing material.
Synonyms & antonyms
- volume — a volume; often refers to a physical book or one part of a larger work.
- testo — a text; emphasizes the written content rather than the physical object.
- opera — a work; emphasizes the book as a creative or scholarly work.
There is no direct antonym.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Ho letto un libro interessante ieri.noun
I read an interesting book yesterday.
Due libri sono sul tavolo.noun
Two books are on the table.
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