ISFDB:Language-Specific Abbreviations

Foreign Language Abbreviations Sorted by Language

Dutch Terms and Abbreviations

• Auteurs = Authors
• Anthologieën = Anthologies
• Engelse - English
• Naslag = Reference
• Reeksen = Publishers Series
• Tijdschriften = Magazines
• Titel = Title
• vert. van = translation of
• vert. door = translated by

See De Boekenplank for more details

Finnish Abbreviations

• Sid. = hardcover
• Nid. = paperback
• Kp. = cover paper
• Ns. = leather
• p. = edition

German Terms and Abbreviations

• Elektronische Ressource = electronic resource
• Gebundene Ausgabe = hardcover
• Heft = booklet (nearest approximation: Digest), see 'Perry Rhodan' as most prominent example
• Hörbuch = audiobook
• Kart. ('Kartoniert') = soft cover (paperback or trade paperback)
• Paperback most often means trade paperback
• Taschenbuch = paperback
• Tonträger = recording
• Verlag = publisher/press

Polish Terms and Abbreviations

• nakład = number of copies printed
• okł. = Okładkę = cover art
• seria = series
• str. = pages
• Warszawa = Warsaw
• Wyd. = Wydawnictwo = Publisher

Portuguese Terms and Abbreviations

• Brochura = paperback
• Capa dura = hardcover
• Paginas = pages
• Romance = Novel
• Colectânea = Collection
• Colecção de contos interligados = Collection of linked stories
• Antologia = Anthology

Russian Terms and Abbreviations

• Gos. Izdat. = Gosudarstvennoe Izdate'stvo = State Publishing House
• Izdatel'skiy dom = publishing house
• Izd-vo = Izdatelstvo = publisher
• Lit-ra = Literatura = literature
• per. = perevodchik = translator
• str. = stranitz[y] = pages
• tv. = tvyordaya oblozhka = hardcover