"A4-format" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːfiːrəfɔrmɑːt/ Audio: NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A4-format».ogg Forms: A4-formatet [definite, singular], A4-format [indefinite, plural], A4-formater [indefinite, plural], A4-formata [definite, plural], A4-formatene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːt Etymology: A4 + 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. Etymology templates: {{compound|nb|A4|format}} A4 + format, {{der|nb|it|formato||size, dimension (on paper)}} Italian formato (“size, dimension (on paper)”), {{der|nb|la|formāre}} Latin formāre, {{der|nb|ett|*morma}} Etruscan *morma, {{der|nb|grc|μορφή||shape, form, appearance}} Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form, appearance”), {{der|nb|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek
  1. a piece of paper in the standard A4 format Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Paper Synonyms: A4, A4-ark, A4-papir Related terms: A-format (english: A format), A3 (english: A3), A3-ark (english: A3 paper), A3-format and A3-papir () (english: A3 format; A3 paper), A5 (english: A5), A5-ark (english: A5 paper), A5-format and A5-papir () (english: A5 format; A5 paper)
    Sense id: en-A4-format-nb-noun-Yg2C9i~b Disambiguation of Paper: 84 16
  2. (colloquial) unimaginative, uniform standard Tags: colloquial, neuter
    Sense id: en-A4-format-nb-noun-l6to1lq2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

Inflected forms

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