orðabókaefni

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Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, content of words’ book. Created from orðabóka (dictionary, genitive singular of orðabók) +‎ efni (content).

Pronunciation

Noun

orðabókaefni n (genitive singular orðabókaefnis, nominative plural orðabókaefni)

  1. A dictionary’s content.
    Sumt liggur nær hefðbundnu orðabókaefni, svo sem ýmis sérhæfð vísinda- og fræðihugtök, skammstafanir af ýmsu tagi og fleira.
    Some are closer to traditional dictionary content, such as various speicialised scientific and academic terms, abbreviations of various kinds, and more.

Declension

Further reading

  • orðabókaefni”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)