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orðabókardæmi

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Literally, example of words’ books. Created from orðabókar (dictionary, genitive plural of orðabók) +‎ dæmi (example).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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orðabókardæmi n (genitive singular orðabókardæmis, nominative plural orðabókardæmi)

  1. dictionary example; an example of a word’s use, usually as provided in a dictionary.
    Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans er orðabók sem er aðeins til til hafa orðabókardæmi.
    Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans is a dictionary which only exists to have dictionary definitions.

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Further reading

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  • orðabókardæmi”, 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?)