leksikon
Cebuano
Etymology
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
- Hyphenation: lek‧si‧kon
Noun
leksikon
- the vocabulary of a language
- (linguistics) a dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεξικόν (βιβλίον) (lexikón (biblíon), “lexicon”), derived from λέξις (léxis, “saying, speech, word”), derived from λέγω (légō, “to speak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɛɡ̊sikʰʌn]
Noun
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
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | leksikon | leksikonet | leksikoner leksika |
leksikonerne leksikaene |
genitive | leksikons | leksikonets | leksikoners leksikas |
leksikonernes leksikaenes |
Related terms
- leksikal, leksikalsk ("lexical")
- leksikograf ("lexicographer")
- leksikografi ("lexicography")
- leksikografisk ("lexicographical")
See also
- leksikon on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Finnish
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón).
Noun
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
- (sense 1) encyklopedi
- (sense 2) ordbok
Derived terms
References
- “leksikon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “leksikon” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón).
Noun
leksikon n (definite singular leksikonet, indefinite plural leksikon, definite plural leksikona)
- an encyclopaedia
- (now rare) a dictionary
- a lexicon, vocabulary
Inflection
- With the spelling reform of 2012, the Greek plural leksika was made obsolete.
Synonyms
- (sense 1): encyklopedi
- (sense 2): ordbok
Derived terms
- leksem n
- leksikograf m
References
- “leksikon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lěksikoːn/
- Hyphenation: lek‧si‧kon