orðabókarhandrit

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “knowledge of words’ books”. Created from orðabókar (“dictionary”, genitive plural of orðabók) +‎ handrit (“manuscript”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrðaˌpou̯ːkar̥ˌhan̥tˌrɪːt/, [ˈɔ̝rð̠˕äˌpou̯ːkär̥ˌhän̥t̪ˌrɪːt̪]

  Rhymes: -arhantrɪːt, -antrɪːt, -ɪːt

Noun

orðabókarhandrit n (genitive singular orðabókarhandrits, nominative plural orðabókarhandrit)

1. dictionary manuscript; a (hand)written draft of a dictionary.

   Ótrúlega gæti maður líklega gefið út orðabókarhandrit eins og það án mikillar fyrirhafnar.

   Surprisingly, you could probably publish a dictionary manuscript like this with much effort.

Declension

Declension of orðabókarhandrit (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	orðabókarhandrit	orðabókarhandritið	orðabókarhandrit	orðabókarhandritin
accusative	orðabókarhandrit	orðabókarhandritið	orðabókarhandrit	orðabókarhandritin
dative	orðabókarhandriti	orðabókarhandritinu	orðabókarhandritum	orðabókarhandritunum
genitive	orðabókarhandrits	orðabókarhandritsins	orðabókarhandrita	orðabókarhandritanna

Further reading

• “orðabókarhandrit”, 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?)