A3-format

Norwegian Bokmål

Size illustration of paper sizes, including A3.

Etymology

From A3 +‎ format, first part is the first letter of the Norwegian alphabet with a number. Last part most likely from Italian formato (“size, dimension (on paper)”), of formare (“to form, create”), from Latin formāre, present active infinitive of formō (“I shape, form”), from fōrma (“form, figure, shape, appearance”) with an unknown descent, perhaps from some Etruscan *morma, connected by some with Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form, appearance”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːtreːfɔrmɑːt/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːt
• Hyphenation: A‧3‧for‧mat

Noun

A3-format n (definite singular A3-formatet, indefinite plural A3-format or A3-formater, definite plural A3-formata or A3-formatene)

1. A piece of paper in the standard A3 format

   jeg skal lage en plakat i A3-format

   I will make a poster in A3 format

Related terms

• A-format (“A format”)
• A3 (“A3”), A3-ark (“A3 paper”) and A3-papir (“A3 paper”)
• A4 (“A4”), A4-ark (“A4 paper”) and A4-papir (“A4 paper”)
• A5 (“A5”), A5-ark (“A5 paper”) and A5-papir (“A5 paper”)

References

• “A3-format” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).