A5-format

Norwegian Bokmål

Size illustration of paper sizes, including A5.

Etymology

A5 +‎ 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): /ˈɑːfɛmfɔɾmɑːt/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːt
• Hyphenation: A‧5‧for‧mat

Noun

A5-format n (definite singular A5-formatet, indefinite plural A5-format or A5-formater, definite plural A5-formata or A5-formatene)

1. A piece of paper in the standard A5 format
   • 2000, Espen Haavardsholm, Øst for Eden, page 165:

     noen brev … er på blokkpapir i A5-format

     some letters… are on block paper in A5 format

   en konvolutt i A5-format

   an envelope in A5 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

• “A5-format” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “A5-format” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “A-format” in Store norske leksikon