orðabókarform

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Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, format of words’ books. Created from orðabókar (dictionary, genitive plural of orðabók) +‎ form (format).

Pronunciation

Noun

orðabókarform n (genitive singular orðabókarforms, nominative plural orðabókarform)

  1. dictionary form; a format which is similar to that which would be used in a dictionary (i.e. a list with definitions and lexemes, often in alphabetical order).
    Ég er ekki alveg viss hvers vegna matseðill veitingastaðarins er í orðabókarformi, en ég er heldur ekki alveg á móti því.
    I’m not entirely sure why the restaurant’s menu is in dictionary format, but I’m also not completely opposed to it.

Declension

Further reading

  • orðabókarform”, 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?)