orðabók

Faroese

Etymology

orð (“word”) +‎ bók (“book”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoːɹa.pɔːuk]

Noun

orðabók f (genitive singular orðabókar, plural orðabøkur)

1. dictionary

Declension

Declension of orðabók
f12	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	orðabók	orðabókin	orðabøkur	orðabøkurnar
accusative	orðabók	orðabókina	orðabøkur	orðabøkurnar
dative	orðabók	orðabókini	orðabókum	orðabókunum
genitive	orðabókar	orðabókarinnar	orðabóka	orðabókanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From orð (“word”) +‎ bók (“book”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrðaˌpou̯ːk/, [ˈɔ̝rð̠˕äˌpou̯ːk]

  Rhymes: -ɔrðapouːk, -apouːk, -ouːk

Noun

orðabók f (genitive singular orðabókar, nominative plural orðabækur)

1. A dictionary or wordbook; a publication — online or physical — which lists (often in alphabetical order) the words and/or phrases of a language or languages with provided definitions or clarification of meaning.

   Ég myndi aldrei treysta þeirri orðabók, hún er full af hræðilegum skilgreiningum.

   I would never trust that dictionary, it’s full of terrible definitions.

   Synonym: orðsifjabók

2. A lexicon; the vocabulary of a person, institution, language, or branch of knowledge.

   Enginn er í raun viss um hvort „köttur“ sé hluti af orðabókinni sem dýrafræðingar nota.

   No one is really sure as to whether or not “cat” is a part of the lexicon which zoologists use.

Declension

Declension of orðabók (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	orðabók	orðabókin	orðabækur	orðabækurnar
accusative	orðabók	orðabókina	orðabækur	orðabækurnar
dative	orðabók	orðabókinni	orðabókum	orðabókunum
genitive	orðabókar	orðabókarinnar	orðabóka	orðabókanna

Derived terms

• nútímamálsorðabók (“modern language dictionary”)
• stafsetningarorðabók (“orthographic dictionary”)
• veforðabók (“online dictionary”)
• Wikiorðabók (“Wiktionary”)

 

Further reading

• “orðabók” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• orðabók in Hólmarsson et al.: Íslensk-ensk orðabók. 1989.