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

Often used plural forms stated in brackets:

• Anhang = appendix
• 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").
• Ausgabe = edition (e.g. for different editions of a book) or issue (e.g. for the n-th issue of a magazine or newspaper)
• Autor (Autoren) = author
• Band (Bände) = volume (as in "volume 3 of The Lord of the Rings")
• Bindung = binding
• Danksagung = note of thanks
• Edition = edition
• Elektronische Ressource = electronic resource
• Erzählung (Erzählungen) = means "story" as a general term but is often used meaning "short fiction", e.g. to express that a collection or anthology contains works of short fiction (then mostly in plural form: "Erzählungen")
• Erstausgabe = first edition
• Gebundene Ausgabe = hardcover
• Heft = booklet (nearest approximation: Digest), see 'Perry Rhodan' as most prominent example
• Herausgeber = editor (see also "Redaktion" and "Lektor" below).
• Hörbuch = audiobook
• Inhalt = contents
• Inhaltsverzeichnis = table of contents
• Kart. ('Kartoniert') = soft cover (paperback or trade paperback)
• Korrektur: proofreading, copy editing
• Korrektorat: one or several persons doing the proofreading (see "Korrektur")
• Kurzgeschichte = short fiction (usually a "short story" or "novelette", but not a "novella")
• Lektor: an editor acting as a mentor or advisor for the author and the publisher. Suggests changes to a story, looks for plot holes. Can also be the one doing proofreading (see also "Korrektorat","Redaktion" and "Herausgeber")
• Lektorat: one or several persons acting as "Lektor"
• Magazin = magazine
• Nachwort = afterword
• Novelle = novella (German doesn't distinguish between "novella" and "novelette", see also "Kurzgeschichte" above)
• Originalausgabe = original edition
• Paperback = most often means trade paperback
• Pp = Pappband = hardcover
• Preis = price
• Redakteur = editor (see also "Herausgeber" and "Lektor" above)
• Redaktion = one or several persons acting as editors ("Redakteur")
• Reihe = publication series (e.g. "Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy")
• Roman = novel
• Sammelband = anthology or omnibus
• Satz: typesetting (apart from that also means "sentence" in a text)
• Seite (Seiten) = page
• Serie = title series, e.g. "Perry Rhodan"
• Schutzumschlag = jacket (for hardcovers)
• Sprache = language
• Taschenbuch = paperback
• Titelillustration = cover art
• Tonträger = recording
• Übersetzer = translator
• Übersetzung = translation
• Umschlag = cover (usually meaning front and back cover and spine together), see also "Schutzumschlag"
• Verlag = publisher/press
• Vollständig = complete or entire
• Vorschau = preview
• Vorwort = foreword or preface

Polish Terms and Abbreviations

• nakład = number of copies printed
• okł. = okładka = cover
• posłowie = afterword
• projekt = design
• przedmowa = foreword
• red. = redaktor = editor
• seria = series
• sp. z o.o. = Ltd./LLC/Pty
• str. = pages
• tłum. = tłumacz/tłumaczenie = translator/translation
• Warszawa = Warsaw
• wstęp = foreword, introduction
• wybór = selection
• wyd. = wydawnictwo = Publisher; or wydanie = edition

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