Svenska Akademiens ordbok
.jpg) Volumes of Svenska Akademiens ordbok | |
| Edited by | Christian Mattsson (2015–) |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Publisher | Swedish Academy |
| Published | 1893–2023 (expected)[1] |
| Website | www.saob.se |
Svenska Akademiens ordbok (Swedish: [ˈsvɛ̂nːska akadɛˈmiːns ˈûːɖbuːk]), abbreviated SAOB, is a dictionary published by the Swedish Academy, with the official title Ordbok över svenska språket utgiven av Svenska Akademien. This dictionary is the Swedish counterpart of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) or the Deutsches Wörterbuch (DWB).
Work on the dictionary started in 1787 and the first volume was published in 1898 and as of 2021, when the latest volume appeared, work has progressed to the letter Å inclusively, leaving only the letters Ä and Ö to be finished. The dictionary has approximately 450,000 main entries. The searchable web version has been available since 1997.
See also
References
- ^ Bohm Nilsson, Helena (2021-12-17). "Efter 140 år – här skrivs sista sidan i Svenska Akademiens ordbok". Sveriges Television. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
External links
- Svenska Akademiens ordbok
- The Swedish Academy – Official site (in English)
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