| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbukə(ŋ)kɑst/ |
| Hyphenation | boe·ken·kast |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | boekenkasten |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| boekenkastje | boekenkastjes |
| Afrikaans | boekekas; boekkas |
|---|---|
| Catalan | llibreria |
| Czech | knihovna |
| Danish | bogskab |
| English | bookcase |
| Esperanto | libroŝranko |
| Finnish | kirjakaappi |
| French | bibliothèque |
| German | Bücherschrank |
| Greek | βιβλιοθήκη |
| Hungarian | könyvszekrény |
| Italian | libreria |
| Latin | bibliotheca |
| Norwegian | bokskap |
| Polish | szafa na książki |
| Portuguese | estante para livros |
| Romanian | bibliotecă |
| Russian | книжный шкаф |
| Saterland Frisian | Boukeskap |
| Spanish | armario para libros; librería |
| Swedish | bokskåp |
| Turkish | kitap dolabi |
| West Frisian | boekekast |