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 (lexikón, “a lexicon”), neuter of λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛksikɔn/, [ˈlɛɡ̊sikʰʌn]
Noun
leksikon n (singular definite leksikonet, plural indefinite leksikoner or leksika)
- encyclopedia (a comprehensive reference work with articles on a range of subjects)
- Synonym: bokabularyo
- 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")
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
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón)
Noun
leksikon n (definite singular leksikonet, indefinite plural leksikon, definite plural leksikona)
- an encyclopaedia
- a dictionary (now rare)
- a lexicon, vocabulary
Synonyms
- (sense 1) encyklopedi
- (sense 2) ordbok
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lěksikoːn/
- Hyphenation: lek‧si‧kon