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Icelandic
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)
- A dictionary’s content.
Declension
Declension of orðabókaefni (neuter)
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?)