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Icelandic
Etymology
Literally, “person of words’ book”. Created from orðabóka (“dictionary”, genitive singular of orðabók) + maður (“person”).
Pronunciation
Noun
orðabókamaður m (genitive singular orðabókamanns, nominative plural orðabókamenn)
- lexicographer; one who writes or compiles a dictionary.
- Synonyms: orðabókarhöfundur, orðabókaritari, orðabókasmiður, orðabókarritstjóri (“dictionary editor”)
Declension
Declension of
orðabókamaður (
masculine irreg-stem, based on maður)
Further reading
- “orðabókamaður”, 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?)