leksikon
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English lexicon, from Medieval Latin or New Latin lexicon, from Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón, “a lexicon”), neuter of λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: lek‧si‧kon
Noun edit
leksikon
- the vocabulary of a language
- (linguistics) a dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek λεξικόν (βιβλίον) (lexikón (biblíon), “lexicon”), derived from λέξις (léxis, “saying, speech, word”), derived from λέγω (légō, “to speak”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leksikon n (singular definite leksikonet, plural indefinite leksika or leksikoner)
- encyclopedia (a comprehensive reference work with articles on a range of subjects)
- lexicon (the entire vocabulary in a given language)
Inflection edit
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | leksikon | leksikonet | leksikoner leksika |
leksikonerne leksikaene |
genitive | leksikons | leksikonets | leksikoners leksikas |
leksikonernes leksikaenes |
Related terms edit
- leksikal, leksikalsk ("lexical")
- leksikograf ("lexicographer")
- leksikografi ("lexicography")
- leksikografisk ("lexicographical")
See also edit
- leksikon on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Finnish edit
Noun edit
leksikon
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón).
Noun edit
leksikon n (definite singular leksikonet, indefinite plural leksika or leksikon or leksikoner, definite plural leksikaene or leksikona or leksikonene)
- an encyclopaedia
- a dictionary (now rare)
- a lexicon, vocabulary
Synonyms edit
- (sense 1) encyklopedi
- (sense 2) ordbok
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “leksikon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “leksikon” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón).
Noun edit
leksikon n (definite singular leksikonet, indefinite plural leksikon, definite plural leksikona)
- an encyclopaedia
- (now rare) a dictionary
- a lexicon, vocabulary
Inflection edit
- With the spelling reform of 2012, the Greek plural leksika was made obsolete.
Synonyms edit
- (sense 1): encyklopedi
- (sense 2): ordbok
Derived terms edit
- leksem n
- leksikograf m
References edit
- “leksikon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lèksikōn m (Cyrillic spelling лѐксико̄н)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | leksikon | leksikoni |
genitive | leksikona | leksikona |
dative | leksikonu | leksikonima |
accusative | leksikon | leksikone |
vocative | leksikone | leksikoni |
locative | leksikonu | leksikonima |
instrumental | leksikonom | leksikonima |