orðabók

Faroese

Etymology

orð (“word”) +‎ bók (“book”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoːɹa.pɔːuk]

Noun

orðabók f (genitive singular orðabókar, plural orðabøkur)

1. dictionary

Declension

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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *werh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om

Proto-Germanic *wurdą

Old Norse orð

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos

Proto-Germanic *bōkō?

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-?

Proto-Germanic *bōks

Old Norse bók

Icelandic orðabók

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.

   Synonyms: orðsifjabók (“etymological dictionary”), uppflettibók (“encyclopedia”), uppflettirit (“encyclopedia”), uppsláttarrit (“encyclopedia”)

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

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

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

   Synonym: lexikon

   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, based on bók)

	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

• alfræðiorðabók (“encyclopedia”)
• nútímamálsorðabók (“modern language dictionary”)
• orðabókaefni (“dictionary content”)
• orðabókafræði (“lexicology”)
• orðabókagjörð (“dictionary creation (alternate form of orðabókargjörð)”)
• orðabókahöfundur (“lexicographer (alternate form of orðabókarhöfundur)”)
• orðabókamaður (“lexicographer”)
• orðabókanefnd (“dictionary committee (alternate form of orðabókarnefnd)”)
• orðabókardrasl (“dictionary crap”)
• orðabókardæmi (“dictionary example”)
• orðabókarefni (“dictionary content (alternate form of orðabókaefni)”)
• orðabókarform (“dictionary format”)
• orðabókarfróðleikur (“dictionary knowledge”)
• orðabókarfær (“dictionary-competent”)
• orðabókargerð (“dictionary creation (alternate form of orðabókargjörð)”)
• orðabókargjörð (“dictionary creation”)
• orðabókargrein (“dictionary entry”)
• orðabókarhandrit (“dictionary manuscript”)
• orðabókarheiti (“dictionary name”)
• orðabókarhöfundur (“lexicographer”)
• orðabókaritari (“lexicographer”)
• orðabókaríslenska (“dictionary-Icelandic”)
• orðabókarlaus (“dictionaryless”)
• orðabókarlestur (“dictionary reading”)
• orðabókarleysi (“dictionarylessness”)
• orðabókarnefnd (“dictionary committee”)
• orðabókarorð (“lexeme”)
• orðabókarpróförk (“dictionary draft”)
• orðabókarritstjóri (“dictionary editor”)
• orðabókarsafn (“dictionary collection”)
• orðabókarsamning (“dictionary composition”)
• orðabókarsjóður (“dictionary fund”)
• orðabókarsmíð (“dictionary creation”)
• orðabókarsmíði (“dictionary creation”)
• orðabókarstarf (“dictionary job”)
• orðabókarstjóri (“dictionary manager”)
• orðabókarstyrkur (“dictionary strength”)
• orðabókarsöfnun (“dictionary collection”)
• orðabókarverk (“dictionary work”)
• orðabókarvinna (“dictionary work”)
• orðabókasmiður (“lexicographer”)
• orðabókastjóri (“dictionary manager (alternate form of orðabókarstjóri)”)
• orðabókavandamál (“dictionary issue”)
• orðabókvísi (“dictionary index”)
• samheitaorðabók (“thesaurus”)
• 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.
• “orðabók”, 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?)