Definition
A decorative label, usually small and pasted inside the front cover of a book, indicating the book's owner or the collection it belongs to.
Etymology
Compound of 'book' and 'plate' (from Old French 'plate', meaning thin sheet). These labels date back centuries, originally serving as ownership marks for precious library collections.
Kelly Says
Bookplates are having a renaissance in the digital age—collectors and artists create intricate, beautiful bookplates as a form of resistance against the erasure of physical books. They're tiny declarations: 'This matters to me.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መጽሐፍ ምልክት
me-ts-ha-af mil-k-t
ARالعربية
ختم الكتاب
khatm al-kitaab
BNবাংলা
গ্রন্থের স্ট্যাম্প
gro-nther sto-amp
CACatalà
ex libris
ex lee-bris
CSČeština
ex libris
ex lee-bris
DADansk
bogstemple
bog-stem-ple
DEDeutsch
Buchmarke
bo-kh-mar-ke
ELΕλληνικά
επιγραφή βιβλίου
e-pi-gra-fi bee-lee-ou
ESEspañol
placa de libro
pla-ka de lee-bro
FAفارسی
تمبر کتاب
tam-ber ke-tab
FISuomi
kirjanmerkki
kir-jan-mer-kki
FRFrançais
ex-libris
ex-lee-bris
GUGU
पुસ્તક ચિન્હ
pushtk chi-n
HAHA
sauraren litattafai
sau-ra-ren lit-ta-ta-fai
HEעברית
תבנית ספר
tav-nit se-far
HIहिन्दी
पुस्तक की पट्टिका
pushtk kee pat-tika
HUMagyar
könyvszelvény
ko-ny-vs-zel-ve-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
plat nomor buku
plat no-mor boo-ku
IGIG
akụkọ akwụkwọ
a-ku-ko ak-wu-kwo
ITItaliano
ex libris
ex lee-bris
KKKK
кітап белгісі
ki-ta-p bel-gi-si
KMKM
ស្ដាំប្រព័ន្ធ
s-daam pra-po-phan
MRMR
किताबची चिन्हा
ki-tab-chi chi-n-ha
MSBahasa Melayu
plat nom buku
plat nom boo-ku
MYမြန်မာ
စာအုပ် လက်မှတ်
sa-a-uk let-ma-ht
NLNederlands
ex libris
ex lee-bris
NONorsk
bokmerke
bok-mer-ke
PAPA
ਕਿਤਾਬ ਦਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ
ki-tab da ni-shan
PLPolski
znak biblioteczny
znak bee-bli-o-te-czny
PTPortuguês
placa de livro
pla-ka de lee-bro
RORomână
ex libris
ex lee-bris
RUРусский
надпись на книге
na-d-pis na kni-ge
SVSvenska
ex libris
ex lee-bris
SWKiswahili
lembo la kitabu
lem-bo la ki-ta-bu
TAதமிழ்
நூல் சின்னம்
noo-l chi-nnam
TEతెలుగు
పుస్తక చిరునామా
pushtka chi-ru-na-maa
THไทย
ป้ายชื่อหนังสือ
pay cheu-nung-see
TLTL
plaka ng aklatan
pla-ka ng a-kla-tan
TRTürkçe
kitap plaketi
kit-ap pla-ke-ti
UKУкраїнська
штамп на книзі
shtam-p na kni-zi
URاردو
کتاب کا نشان
kitab ka ni-shan
VITiếng Việt
biểu danh sách
bieu danh sach
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀rọ
o-ro e-ro
ZUZU
umthamo wezincwadi
um-tha-mo we-zin-kw-a-di