e-book
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
A contraction of electronic book: e- + book.
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
- An electronic book, a book published in electronic form.
- 2004, Sunil Saxena, Breaking News: The Craft and Technology of Online Journalism:
- The hype around e-books was electrifying in the year 2000 when Stephen King became the first celebrity writer to publish an e-novel.
Translations
electronic book
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Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English e-book.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.buk/, /iˈbuk/
- Rhymes: -ibuk, -uk
Noun
Further reading
- e-book in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English e-book.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.buk/, /ˈɛ.buk/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ibuk, -ɛbuk
- Syllabification: e-‧book
Noun
e-book m inan
- (electronics) e-book
- Synonym: e-książka
Declension
Declension of e-book
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | e-book | e-booki |
| genitive | e-booka | e-booków |
| dative | e-bookowi | e-bookom |
| accusative | e-book | e-booki |
| instrumental | e-bookiem | e-bookami |
| locative | e-booku | e-bookach |
| vocative | e-booku | e-booki |
Further reading
- e-book in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- e-book in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈbu.ki/, /iˈbuk/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈbuk/, /iˈbu.ki/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈbuk/ [iˈβuk]
- Hyphenation: e‧book
Noun
- e-book
- Synonyms: livro digital, livro eletrónico
Further reading
- “e-book”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “e-book”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026