orðabókarform

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “format of words’ books”. Created from orðabókar (“dictionary”, genitive plural of orðabók) +‎ form (“format”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrðaˌpou̯ːkar̥ˌfɔrm/, [ˈɔ̝rð̠˕äˌpou̯ːkär̥ˌfɔ̝rm]

  Rhymes: -ouːkarfɔrm, -arfɔrm, -ɔrm

Noun

orðabókarform n (genitive singular orðabókarforms, nominative plural orðabókarform)

1. dictionary form; a format which is similar to that which would be used in a dictionary (i.e. a list with definitions and lexemes, often in alphabetical order).

   Ég er ekki alveg viss hvers vegna matseðill veitingastaðarins er í orðabókarformi, en ég er heldur ekki alveg á móti því.

   I’m not entirely sure why the restaurant’s menu is in dictionary format, but I’m also not completely opposed to it.

Declension

Declension of orðabókarform (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	orðabókarform	orðabókarformið	orðabókarform	orðabókarformin
accusative	orðabókarform	orðabókarformið	orðabókarform	orðabókarformin
dative	orðabókarformi	orðabókarforminu	orðabókarformum	orðabókarformunum
genitive	orðabókarforms	orðabókarformsins	orðabókarforma	orðabókarformanna

Further reading

• “orðabókarform”, 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?)