doðrantur

Icelandic

Etymology

From the 18th century; probably derived from the Latin dōdrāns (“three quarters”), from dē quadrāns (“from one quarter”). "Three quarters" most likely originally referred to the format or size of the book.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔðran̥tʏr/

Noun

doðrantur m (genitive singular doðrants, nominative plural doðrantar)

tome, thick volume

Declension

Declension of doðrantur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	doðrantur	doðranturinn	doðrantar	doðrantarnir
accusative	doðrant	doðrantinn	doðranta	doðrantana
dative	doðranti	doðrantinum	doðröntum	doðröntunum
genitive	doðrants	doðrantsins	doðranta	doðrantanna

References

^ Icelandic Web of Science: Hvaðan kemur orðið doðrantur sem stundum er notað um þykkar bækur? (“What is the origin of the word doðrantur used to refer to thick books?”)

[1] Icelandic Web of Science: Hvaðan kemur orðið doðrantur sem stundum er notað um þykkar bækur? (“What is the origin of the word doðrantur used to refer to thick books?”)

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