orðabókardæmi

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Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “example of words’ books”. Created from orðabókar (“dictionary”, genitive plural of orðabók) +‎ dæmi (“example”).

Pronunciation

Noun

orðabókardæmi n (genitive singular orðabókardæmis, nominative plural orðabókardæmi)

  1. dictionary example; an example of a word’s use, usually as provided in a dictionary.
    Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans er orðabók sem er aðeins til til að hafa orðabókardæmi.
    Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans is a dictionary which only exists to have dictionary definitions.

Declension

Declension of orðabókardæmi (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative orðabókardæmi orðabókardæmið orðabókardæmi orðabókardæmin
accusative orðabókardæmi orðabókardæmið orðabókardæmi orðabókardæmin
dative orðabókardæmi orðabókardæminu orðabókardæmum orðabókardæmunum
genitive orðabókardæmis orðabókardæmisins orðabókardæma orðabókardæmanna

Further reading

  • “orðabókardæmi”, 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?)
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