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Icelandic
Etymology
Literally, “writer of words’ book”. Created from orðabókar (“dictionary”, genitive plural of orðabók) + höfundur (“writer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
orðabókarhöfundur m (genitive singular orðabókarhöfundar, nominative plural orðabókarhöfundar)
- lexicographer; one who writes or compiles a dictionary.
- Synonyms: orðabókamaður, orðabókaritari, orðabókasmiður, orðabókarritstjóri (“dictionary editor”)
Declension
Declension of orðabókarhöfundur (masculine)
Further reading
- “orðabókarhöfundur”, 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?)