orðabókarnefnd

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “person of words’ book”. Created from orðabókar (“dictionary”, genitive plural of orðabók) +‎ nefnd (“committee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrðaˌpou̯ːkatˌn̥ɛmt/, [ˈɔ̝rð̠˕äˌpou̯ːkät̪ˌn̥ɛ̝mt̪]

  Rhymes: -ouːkatnɛmt, -atnɛmt, -ɛmt

Noun

orðabókarnefnd f (genitive singular orðabókarnefndar, nominative plural orðabókarnefndir)

1. dictionary committee; a committee which oversees the creation of a dictionary, often created via a government or organisation.

   Treystu henni ekki — hún er hluti af orðabókarnefndinni og það eina sem hún gerir er að ljúga.

   Don't trust her — she's a part of the dictionary committee, and all they do is lie.

Declension

Declension of orðabókarnefnd (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	orðabókarnefnd	orðabókarnefndin	orðabókarnefndir	orðabókarnefndirnar
accusative	orðabókarnefnd	orðabókarnefndina	orðabókarnefndir	orðabókarnefndirnar
dative	orðabókarnefnd	orðabókarnefndinni	orðabókarnefndum	orðabókarnefndunum
genitive	orðabókarnefndar	orðabókarnefndarinnar	orðabókarnefnda	orðabókarnefndanna

Further reading

• “orðabókarnefnd”, 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?)