orðabókarhandrit

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Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “knowledge of words’ books”. Created from orðabókar (“dictionary”, genitive plural of orðabók) +‎ handrit (“manuscript”).

Pronunciation

Noun

orðabókarhandrit n (genitive singular orðabókarhandrits, nominative plural orðabókarhandrit)

  1. dictionary manuscript; a (hand)written draft of a dictionary.
    Ótrúlega gæti maður líklega gefið út orðabókarhandrit eins og það án mikillar fyrirhafnar.
    Surprisingly, you could probably publish a dictionary manuscript like this with much effort.

Declension

Declension of orðabókarhandrit (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative orðabókarhandrit orðabókarhandritið orðabókarhandrit orðabókarhandritin
accusative orðabókarhandrit orðabókarhandritið orðabókarhandrit orðabókarhandritin
dative orðabókarhandriti orðabókarhandritinu orðabókarhandritum orðabókarhandritunum
genitive orðabókarhandrits orðabókarhandritsins orðabókarhandrita orðabókarhandritanna

Further reading

  • “orðabókarhandrit”, 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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