Term banks and glossaries

Term banks and electronic glossaries

Two-letter language identifiers for the representation of names of languages according to the ISO 639 standard are used to indicate which languages the various sources contain.

These online-glossaries contain at least one of the Nordic languages. If you want to find glossaries and dictionaries in other languages, try Terminology Forum by Anita Nuopponen.

• Aamenesta öylättiin
  • fi
  • Basic facts of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland.
  • By the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

• Bank- och finansterminologi. Pankki- ja rahoitussanasto
  • en, fi, sv
  • Terms, definitions and explanations on bank and financing concepts including concept diagrams.
  • By Bank- och finanstermgruppen (bank and finance term group) coordinated by the Finnish Terminology Centre.

• Elektroniske ordbøker
  • no
  • Links to many Norwegian electronic glossaries.
  • By Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

• Elementär webbterminologi
  • en, fi, sv
  • Basic web terminology.
  • By Robin Fortelius, publisher the Institute for the Languages of Finland, Department of Swedish.

• Euro Dico Verrier
  • cs, da, de, en, es, fr, it, nl, sv
  • Glass technical terms.
  • By Franck Singler.

• Finnish Government Termbank Valter.
  • da, de, el, en, es, et, fi, fr, it, nl, pt, ru, se, sv
  • Terms from glossaries that the Government Terminology Service of the Finnish Prime Minister's Office has published: Budget Glossary, Climate and Energy Glossary, EMU Glossary, Finnish Government Glossary, Glossary of Court Terms, Glossary of Finnish Public Buildings, Higher Education Glossary, Labour Market Glossary and Taxation Glossary.

• Finsk-svensk-engelsk ordlista i EU- och EG-terminologi
  • en, fi, sv
  • Glossary of EU and EC terminology.
  • By Sten and Tove Palmgren, publisher the Institute for the Languages of Finland, Department of Swedish.

• Finsk-svensk ordlista i hälso- och sjukvård
  • fi, sv
  • Glossary of health care and medical care.
  • Publisher the Research Institute for the Languages of Finland, Department of Swedish.

• Finsk-svensk ordlista i hälso- och sjukvård 2
  • fi, sv
  • Glossary of health care and medical care.
  • Publisher the Research Institute for the Languages of Finland, Department of Swedish.

• Grammatik- og Sprogleksikon
  • da, de, en, es
  • Glossary of grammatics and language.
  • By John Madsen.

• IATE — Inter-Active Terminology for Europe
  • bg, cs, da, de, el, en, es, et, fi, fr, ga, hu, it, la, lt, lv, mt, nl, pl, pt, ro, sk, sl, sv
  • Term bank with EU-specific terminology on various fields.
  • By various EU institutions.

• Íðorðabankinn
  • da, de, en, fo, fr, is, kl, no, sv
  • Icelandic term bank.
  • By Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies.

• ISI Multilingual Glossary of Statistical Terms
  • af, da, de, en, es, eu, fa, fr, hu, is, it, nl, no, pl, pt, sl, sv, tr, zh
  • Statistics glossary.
  • By ISI (International Statistical Institute).

• Liten Gastronomisk Ordlista — Small Gastronomic Glossary
  • en, fr, sv
  • The glossary contains words and expressions used in the connection of food in France or in restaurants.
  • By BKWine.

• Lääketieteen sanasto.
  • fi
  • Glossary of medicine.
  • Publisher Tohtori.fi.

• Matemaattinen sanasto
  • en, fi, sv
  • Glossary of mathematics.
  • By Kalle Mikkola.

• Matematik minimum
  • sv
  • An alphabetical list of the most common definitions and terms in mathematics.
  • By Bruno Kevius.

• Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms in nine European Languages.
  • da, de, en, es, fr, it, nl, pt
  • By the Heymans Institute of pharmacology.

• NAT — Nordisk arkivterminologi
  • da, en, fi, is, no, sv
  • Archives terms.
  • Publisher National Archives Service of Finland.

• Nordic Terminology of Terminology (NORDTERM 13)
  • Login name: NORDTERM
  • Password: NORDTERM
  • da, en, fi, fo, fr, is, kl, no, se, sv
  • Terminological dictionary covering the most essential concepts of the theory of terminology and terminology work.
  • By Nordterm.

• NORDLIST
  • da, fi, fo, is, kl, no, sv
  • NORDLIST is a web-based reference database where users can look up words and concepts related to higher education.
  • By the Nordic Council.

• Norsk terminologi i signalbehandling
  • en, no
  • Norwegian terminology of signal processing.
  • By Sverre Holm.

• OneLook Dictionary Search
  • Search service with which it is possible to search in more than 900 on-line glossaries.

• Orðabanki
  • da, de, en, fr, is, no, sv
  • A word bank which gives an overview of the Icelandic terminology and neologisms. The purpose is to prevent the unnecessary use of different terms for one concept.
  • By the Icelandic Language Institute.

• Paikannussanasto. Positioneringsordlista. Vocabulary of Positioning
  • en, fi, sv
  • By a work group of special field experts coordinated by the Finnish Terminology Centre TSK.

• Rikstermbanken.
  • en, sv etc.
  • Sweden's national term bank.
  • By the Swedish Centre for Terminology.

• Ruotsi-Suomi filateelinen sanakirja — Svensk-Finsk filatelistisk ordbok.
  • fi, sv
  • Glossary of philatelics.
  • By Markku Korhonen.

• Saamenmaan linnut / Sámi lottit.
  • en, fi, no, se, sv
  • Names of birds found in Lapland.
  • By Tapio Ryhänen.

• Scouting Dictionary
  • cs, da, de, en, eo, es, et, fi, hr, hu, is, it, nl, no, pl, pt, sl, sv
  • By Sami Kiesiläinen.

• SNORRE
  • no (nb & nn), en, de, fr
  • terms from Norwegian, European and international standards and other sources
  • Publisher Standards Norway

• Socialstyrelsens termbank
  • en, sv
  • The term bank contains recommended terminologies, i.e. concepts and terms which the National Board of Health and Welfare or the Board together with the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions have decided to recommend to be used in various special fields.
  • Publisher the National Board of Health and Welfare.

• Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas (SKUD, database for cultivated plants).
  • la, sv
  • Historical and current names of useful plants.
  • The Swedish Biodiversity Centre (CBM) has the main responsibility for SKUD.

• Svenska biotermgruppen (The Joint Group for Swedish Life Sciences Terminology).
  • en, sv
  • Terms of life sciences, mainly molecular.
  • The group is a non-profit association which administratively belongs together with the Swedish Centre for Terminology TNC.

• Svenska datatermgruppen (the Joint Group for Swedish Computer Terminology).
  • en, sv
  • Network for Swedish IT terms. The network is a group with representatives from e.g. language planning, daily press, electronic media, high schools, companies in IT business and IT press. Coordinators are the Institute for Language and Folklore and the Swedish Centre for Terminology TNC.

• Svenska Läkaresällskapets språkkommittés databas med språkfrågor.
  • sv
  • Answers to language questions concerning medicine.
  • Publisher the Swedish Society of Medicine.

• Svenska OptikSällskapets ordlista.
  • sv
  • By the Swedish Optical Society, language work group.

• Svenska termgruppen för byggd miljö.
  • da, de, en, fi, fr, no, ru, sv
  • Database for building and real estate terminology.
  • The joint group for Swedish building and real estate terminology is a group that works under the Swedish Centre for Terminology TNC. The group's aim is to find relevant and correct terminology for activities that relate to the built environment.

• Svensk-finsk förteckning över sagofigurer och seriehjältar
  • fi, sv
  • List of names in fairy tales and comic books.
  • By Marjo and Pekka Kallio. Publisher the Institute for the Languages of Finland, Department of Swedish.

• TECH-lex
  • en, sv
  • Technical glossary for engineers.
  • Publisher the Department of Technology and Society, Lund University.

• TEPA Term Bank
  • da, de, en, es, fi, fr, is, it, no, ru, sv
  • A multilingual term bank containing glossaries of several subject fields
  • Publisher the Finnish Terminology Centre TSK.

• TERMIN — Samhällstermer på invandrarspråk
  • sh, sv, tr
  • Terms related to the society in immigrant languages.
  • By the Institute for Language and Folklore, Department of Swedish in Göteborg University and Swedish Migration Board.

• Tietokonegrafiikan sanasto
  • en, fi
  • Glossary of computer graphics.
  • By the Department of Computer Science at the University of Helsinki.

• Tietotekniikan termitalkoot (the joint group for Finnish IT Terminology).
  • en, fi
  • Recommendations for Finnish IT terms.
  • By the Finnish IT group coordinated by the Finnish Terminology Centre TSK.

• Tiivis tietoturvasanasto (TSK 31). Koncis informationssäkerhetsordlista. Compact Vocabulary of Information Security
  • en, fi, sv
  • By a work group of special field experts coordinated by the Finnish Terminology Centre TSK.

• UHR's termbase
  • en, no
  • The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions (UHR) has a collection of over a 1000 administrative terms in English and Norwegian. The base is focused on terminology in higher education.
  • UHR in Oslo is responsible for the termbase.

• YourDictionary.com
  • Portal with dictionaries and glossaries.

Printed glossaries

Printed glossaries can be found, for example, via the following web sites:

• Íslensk málstöð, Útgáfurit (Iceland)
• risten.no, Ordboksliste (Norway)
• Sanastokeskus TSK, Julkaisut (Finland)
• Språkrådet, Ordbøker og ordlister (Norway)
• Terminologicentrum TNC, Ordlistor m.m. (Sweden)