totalspråksordbok

Swedish

Etymology

total +‎ språk +‎ ordbok

Noun

totalspråksordbok c

1. a dictionary of the whole language (covering all varieties within all dimensions of a language)

Usage notes

• Lexicographers make a distinction between an allvarietetsordbok (“an all-varieties dictionary”), covering all varieties within one dimension, e.g. all dialects, and a totalspråksordbok (“a dictionary of the whole language”), covering all varieties of all dimensions of a language. Examples of the latter are the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and Svenska Akademiens Ordbok (SAOB).

Declension

Declension of totalspråksordbok
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	totalspråksordbok	totalspråksordboken	totalspråksordböcker	totalspråksordböckerna
Genitive	totalspråksordboks	totalspråksordbokens	totalspråksordböckers	totalspråksordböckernas

See also

• allvarietetsordbok

Further reading

• totalspråksordbok in Svensk ordbok.