ISFDB:Language-Specific Abbreviations
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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
- Auflage = printing (the n-th print run, for example "2. Auflage" = "2. printing" or number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2").
- 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
- Pp = Pappband = hardcover
- Taschenbuch = paperback
- Titelillustration = cover art
- 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
Swedish Terms and Abbreviations
- adl. = afdelning = section/part
- aftryck. = copy, print, impression
- arg. = argang = arlig. = annual
- bd. = band = volume
- bearb. = bearbetad = revised
- bihang. = appendix
- bil. = bilaga = supplement
- bok, pl. bocker = book(s)
- bokforl(ag) = publishing house
- bokf orlaggare = publisher(s)
- bokforteckning(ar) = catalog(s)
- boktr. = boktryckeri = printing house
- dyl. = dylik = the same as, similar
- fig. = figur(er) = illustration(s)
- foljd. = series
- forbattrad upplaga = revised edition
- fori = forfattar = author
- fori = forlaggare = publisher
- förord = preface
- forteckn. = forteckning(ar) = list(s), index(es), catalog(s)
- genomsedd = revised
- h. = hfn. = hafte = number, part
- inb. = inbunden = bound
- inledning = introduction
- innehall. = contents
- kartonerad = bound in boards
- kart. = karta = map
- kart. = kartong = board binding
- klotb. = klotband = cloth binding
- kr. = kron (currency)
- ldrbd. = laderband = leather binding
- lyxband = de luxe binding
- m. m. med mera = et cetera
- notis = note
- noter = notes
- nummer = number
- numrerad = numbered
- "o." = och = and
- "o" as a prefix means "not", e.g. "opaginerad" = unpaginated
- ofvers. = ofversatt = translated
- oillustr. = oillustrerad = without illustrations
- omarb. = omarbetad = revised
- omar-betad upplaga = revised edition
- omkr. = omkring = circa, about
- onumrerad = unnumbered
- opag. = opaginerad = unpaginated
- ore = currency until, about 1 cent
- orig. = original
- pagina = page(s)
- paginering = pagination
- papper = paper
- perm(ar) = board covers, covers
- ppbd. = papband = board binding
- pris = price
- prgtbd. = pragtband = de luxe binding
- redaktor = editor
- redaktorer = editors
- redig. = redigerat = edited
- saml. = samlade = samling = samlade = collected
- samling(ar) = collection
- sid. = sida = page
- sidor = pages
- signerat = signed
- skildr. = skildring(ar) = sescription(s)
- skr. = skrift(er) = work(s) or writing(s).
- sp. = spalt(er) = column(s)
- ss. = sidor = pages
- sv. =svensk = Swedish
- tafia = plate
- taflor = plates
- teckn. = teckning(ar) = drawing(s)
- tidskr. = tidskrift(er) = periodical(s)
- tillagg = appendix(es)
- tr. = tryckt = printed
- tryck = print
- tryckort = place of printing/publishing
- ungef. = ungefar = about, circa
- uppl. = upplaga = edition
- upplagor = editions
- utan = without
- utan ar = without year
- utan or = without place of publication
- utan titelblad = without title page
- utarb. = utarbetad = compiled
- utgifva = edition
- utgifven = edited
- utgifvare = editor(s)
- utk. = utkomma = appeared, issued
- volym = volume
- volumer = volumes