A4-ark

Norwegian Bokmål

Size illustration of paper sizes, including A4 .

Etymology

From A4 +‎ ark, first part is a colloquial way of describing something typical or expected. Last part from Low German ark, from Latin arcus (“arc, arch”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːfiːrəark/

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• Rhymes: -ark
• Hyphenation: A‧4‧ark

Noun

A4-ark n (definite singular A4-arket, indefinite plural A4-ark, definite plural A4-arka or A4-arkene)

1. A piece of paper in the standard A4 format

   det ligger et stort A4-ark på bordet

   there is a big A4 paper on the table

Synonyms

• A4-papir (“A4 paper”)

Related terms

• A4-format (“A4 format”)

References

• “A4-ark” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “A4_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From A4 +‎ ark.

Noun

A4-ark n (definite singular A4-arket, indefinite plural A4-ark, definite plural A4-arka)

1. A piece of paper in the standard A4 format

References

• “A4-ark” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.