orðabókaefni

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• orðabókarefni (uses the plural genitive form “orðabókar” instead of the singular genitive “orðabóka”)

Etymology

Literally, “content of words’ book”. Created from orðabóka (“dictionary”, genitive singular of orðabók) +‎ efni (“content”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrðaˌpou̯ːkaˌɛpn̥ɪ/, [ˈɔ̝rð̠˕äˌpou̯ːkäˌɛ̝pn̥ɪ]

  Rhymes: -aɛpnɪ, -ɛpnɪ, -ɪ

Noun

orðabókaefni n (genitive singular orðabókaefnis, nominative plural orðabókaefni)

1. A dictionary’s content.

   Sumt liggur nær hefðbundnu orðabókaefni, svo sem ýmis sérhæfð vísinda- og fræðihugtök, skammstafanir af ýmsu tagi og fleira.

   Some are closer to traditional dictionary content, such as various speicialised scientific and academic terms, abbreviations of various kinds, and more.

Declension

Declension of orðabókaefni (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	orðabókaefni	orðabókaefnið	orðabókaefni	orðabókaefnin
accusative	orðabókaefni	orðabókaefnið	orðabókaefni	orðabókaefnin
dative	orðabókaefni	orðabókaefninu	orðabókaefnum	orðabókaefnunum
genitive	orðabókaefnis	orðabókaefnisins	orðabókaefna	orðabókaefnanna

Further reading

• “orðabókaefni”, 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?)