orðabókarnefnd

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Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “person of words’ book”. Created from orðabókar (“dictionary”, genitive plural of orðabók) +‎ nefnd (“committee”).

Pronunciation

Noun

orðabókarnefnd f (genitive singular orðabókarnefndar, nominative plural orðabókarnefndir)

  1. dictionary committee; a committee which oversees the creation of a dictionary, often created via a government or organisation.
    Treystu henni ekki — hún er hluti af orðabókarnefndinni og það eina sem hún gerir er að ljúga.
    Don't trust her — she's a part of the dictionary committee, and all they do is lie.

Declension

Declension of orðabókarnefnd (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative orðabókarnefnd orðabókarnefndin orðabókarnefndir orðabókarnefndirnar
accusative orðabókarnefnd orðabókarnefndina orðabókarnefndir orðabókarnefndirnar
dative orðabókarnefnd orðabókarnefndinni orðabókarnefndum orðabókarnefndunum
genitive orðabókarnefndar orðabókarnefndarinnar orðabókarnefnda orðabókarnefndanna

Further reading

  • “orðabókarnefnd”, 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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