doðrantur

Icelandic

Etymology

From the 18th century; probably derived from the Latin dōdrāns (“three quarters”), from dē quadrāns (“from one quarter”). "Three quarters" most likely originally referred to the format or size of the book.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔðran̥tʏr/

Noun

doðrantur m (genitive singular doðrants, nominative plural doðrantar)

tome, thick volume

Declension

declension of doðrantur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	doðrantur	doðranturinn	doðrantar	doðrantarnir
accusative	doðrant	doðrantinn	doðranta	doðrantana
dative	doðranti	doðrantinum	doðröntum	doðröntunum
genitive	doðrants	doðrantsins	doðranta	doðrantanna

References

^ Icelandic Web of Science: Hvaðan kemur orðið doðrantur sem stundum er notað um þykkar bækur? (“What is the origin of the word doðrantur used to refer to thick books?”)

[1] Icelandic Web of Science: Hvaðan kemur orðið doðrantur sem stundum er notað um þykkar bækur? (“What is the origin of the word doðrantur used to refer to thick books?”)

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