A4-format
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Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A4 + format, first part is the first letter of the Norwegian alphabet with a number. Last part most likely from Italian formato (“size, dimension (on paper)”), of formare (“to form, create”), from Latin formāre (“to shape, form”), from fōrma (“form, figure, shape, appearance”) with an unknown descent, perhaps from some Etruscan *morma, connected by some with Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form, appearance”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]A4-format n (definite singular A4-formatet, indefinite plural A4-format or A4-formater, definite plural A4-formata or A4-formatene)
- a piece of paper in the standard A4 format
- 1998, Espen Haavardsholm, Italienerinnen, page 14:
- han river ut to pappstykker i A4-format bakerst i to notatblokker
- he tears out two pieces of cardboard in A4 format at the back of two notebooks
- (colloquial) unimaginative, uniform standard
- 1979 July 17, Dagbladet, page 11:
- foreldregenerasjonen … forelå i A4-format med forknappet småblomstret husmorkjole, små sinte permanentkrøller, nylonskjorte og tøfler
- the parent generation… was available in A4 format with a buttoned small-flowered housewife dress, small angry permanent curls, nylon shirt and slippers
Related terms
[edit]- A-format (“A format”)
- A3 (“A3”), A3-ark (“A3 paper”), A3-format (“A3 format”) and A3-papir (“A3 paper”)
- A5 (“A5”), A5-ark (“A5 paper”), A5-format (“A5 format”) and A5-papir (“A5 paper”)
References
[edit]- “A4-format” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “A4-format” in Store norske leksikon
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- Norwegian Bokmål compound terms
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Etruscan
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ɑːt
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål multiword terms
- Norwegian Bokmål terms spelled with numbers
- Norwegian Bokmål neuter nouns
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- nb:Paper