AACR2 Abbreviations (Roman Alphabet)
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Term Abbreviation
aastakäik |
aastak |
Abdruck |
Abdr. |
abgedruckt |
abgedr. |
Abteilung, Abtheilung |
Abt. |
accompaniment |
acc. |
afdeling |
afd. |
aflevering |
afl. |
altitude |
alt. (Note 1) |
alto |
A (Note 2) |
and |
& (Note 3) |
and others |
et al. |
Anno Domini |
A.D. |
approximately |
approx. |
årgang |
årg. |
argraffiad |
arg. |
arranged |
arr. |
arranger |
arr. |
átdolgozott |
átdolg. |
Auflage |
Aufl. |
augmenté, -e |
augm. |
augmented |
augm. |
aumentada |
aum. |
aumentato |
aum. |
Ausgabe |
Ausg. |
avdeling |
avd. |
1. Use only in recording mathematical data in entries for cartographic materials.
2. Use only in notes to indicate voice range of vocal works.
3. Use only in uniform titles in listing languages
Term Abbreviation
Band |
Bd. |
band |
bd. |
Bändchen |
Bdchn. |
Bände |
Bde. |
baritone |
bar (Note 1) |
bass |
b (Note 1) |
Before Christ |
B.C. |
bilangan |
bil. |
binary coded decimal |
BCD |
bind |
bd. |
black and white |
b&w |
bogtrykkeri |
bogtr. |
boktrykkeri |
boktr. |
book |
bk. |
born |
b. |
bővített |
bőv. |
broj |
br. |
Brother, -s |
Bro., Bros. (Note 2) |
Buchdrucker, -ei |
Buchdr. |
Buchhandlung |
Buchh. |
bulletin |
bull. |
bytes per inch |
bpi. |
1. Use only in notes to indicate voice range of vocal works.
2. Use only in names of firms and other corporate bodies.
Term Abbreviation
capitolo |
cap. |
část |
č. |
centimetre, -s |
cm. |
century |
cent. (Note 1) |
cetakan |
cet. |
chapter |
ch. |
circa |
ca. |
číslo |
čís. |
colored, coloured |
col. |
Compagnia |
Cia. |
Compagnie |
Cie |
Compañía |
Cía. |
Company |
Co. |
compare |
cf. |
compiler |
comp. (Note 2) |
confer |
cf. |
copyright |
c |
Corporation |
Corp. |
corrected |
corr. |
corregido |
corr. |
corretto, -a |
corr. |
corrigé, -e |
corr. |
čzęść |
cz. |
1. Use in headings and in indicating the period when a manuscript was probably written.
2. Use only in a heading as a designation of function. (See 21.0D).
Term Abbreviation
declination |
decl. (Note 1) |
deel |
d. |
del (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) |
d. |
départment |
dép. |
Department |
Dept. (Note 2) |
diameter |
diam. |
died |
d. |
diena |
d. |
djilid |
djil. |
document |
doc. |
dopunjeno |
dop. |
drukarnia |
druk. |
1. Use only in recording mathematical data in entries for cartographic materials.
2. Use the abbreviation Dept. for the English word Department in headings in the following situations: (See: RI B.9)
a) the word refers to the name of the body represented by the heading rather than the name of another body;
b) the word means a division or section of a larger organization.
Term Abbreviation
edición |
ed. |
edition, -s |
ed., eds. |
édition |
éd. |
editor |
ed. (Note 1) |
edizione |
ed. |
enlarged |
enl. |
equinox |
eq. (Note 2) |
ergänzt |
erg. |
erweitert |
erw. |
establicimiento tipográfico |
estab. tip. |
et alii |
et al. |
et cetera |
etc. |
évfolyam |
évf. |
1. Use only in a heading as a designation of function (see 21.0D).
2. Use only in recording mathematical data in entries for cartographic materials.
Term Abbreviation
facsimile, -s |
facsim, facsims. |
fascicle |
fasc. |
fascicule |
fasc. |
flourished |
fl. |
folio |
fol. |
following |
ff. |
foot, feet |
ft. |
frame, -s |
fr. |
frames per second |
fps |
fratelli |
f.lli (Note 1) |
1. Use only in names of firms and other corporate bodies.
Term Abbreviation
Gebrüder |
Gebr. (Note 1) |
gedruckt |
gedr. |
genealogical |
geneal. |
godina |
g. |
government |
govt. |
Government Printing Office |
G.P.O. |
1. Use only in names of firms and other corporate bodies.
Term Abbreviation
Handschrift, -en |
Hs., Hss. |
Her (His) Majesty's Stationary Office |
H.M.S.O. |
Hermanos |
Hnos. (Note 1) |
hour, -s |
hr. |
1. Use only in names of firms and other corporate bodies.
Term Abbreviation
id est |
i.e. |
Idus |
Id. |
illustration, -s |
ill. |
illustrator |
ill. (Note 1) |
imienia |
im. |
imprenta |
impr. |
imprimerie |
impr. |
inch, -es |
in. |
inches per second |
ips |
including |
incl. |
Incorporated |
Inc. (Note 2) |
introduction |
introd. |
izdája |
izd. |
izmenjeno |
izm. |
1. Use only in a heading as a designation of function (see 21.0D).
2. Use only in names of firms and other corporate bodies.
Term Abbreviation
jaargang |
jaarg. |
Jahrgang |
Jahrg. |
javított |
jav. |
jilid |
jil. |
Term Abbreviation
Kalandae |
Kal. |
kiadás |
kiad. |
kilometre, -s |
km. |
kniha |
kn. |
knjiga |
knj. |
kötet |
köt. |
księgarnia |
księg. |
Term Abbreviation
leto |
l. |
librairie |
libr. |
Lieferung |
Lfg. |
Limited |
Ltd. (Note 1) |
livraison |
livr. |
1. Use only in names of firms and other corporate bodies.
Term Abbreviation
maatschappij |
mij. |
manuscript, -s |
ms., mss. |
mėnuo |
mėn. |
metai |
m. |
metre, -s |
m. |
mezzo-soprano |
Mz (Note 1) |
miesięcznik |
mies. |
millimetre, -s |
mm. |
minutes, -s |
min. |
miscellaneous |
misc. |
monophonic |
mono. |
1. Use only in notes to indicate voice range of vocal works.
Term Abbreviation
Nachfolger |
Nachf. (Note 1) |
nakład |
nakł. |
nakladatełství |
nakł. |
naukowy |
nauk. |
neue Folge |
n.F. |
new series |
new ser. |
New Testament |
N.T. |
no name (of publisher) |
s.n. |
no place (of publication) |
s.l. |
nombor |
no. |
nomor |
no. |
Nonae |
Non. |
nouveau, nouvelle |
nouv. |
number, -s |
no. |
numbered |
numb. |
numer |
nr. |
numero (Finnish) |
n:o |
numéro (French) |
no |
numero (Italian) |
n. |
número (Spanish) |
no. |
Nummer |
Nr. |
nuovamente |
nuov. |
1. Use only in manes of firms and other corporate bodies.
Term Abbreviation
odbitka |
odb. |
oddział |
oddz. |
Old Testament |
O.T. |
omarbeidet |
omarb. |
oplag |
opl. |
opplag |
oppl. |
opracowane |
oprac. |
opus |
op. |
otisk |
ot. |
Term Abbreviation
page, -s |
p. |
paperback |
pbk. |
part, -s |
pt., pts. (Note 1) |
parte |
pt. |
partie, -s |
ptie, pties |
phonogram (copyright) |
p |
photograph, -s |
photo., photos (Note 2) |
plate number, -s |
pl. no. |
poprawione |
popr. |
portrait, -s |
port., ports. |
postumous |
posth. |
predelan |
pred. |
preface |
pref. |
preliminary |
prelim. |
printing |
print. (Note 3) |
printing |
priv. print. |
projection |
proj. (Note 4) |
proširen |
proš. |
przekład |
przekł. |
przerobione |
przerob. |
pseudonym |
pseud. |
publishing |
pub. |
1. Do not use in recording the extent of the item in the case of music.
2. Do not use in general or specific material designations.
3. Do not use in recording the date of printing, in the publication, distribution, etc., area (see 1.4F6, 1.4G4, 2.4G2).
4. Use only in recording mathematical data in entries for cartographic materials.
Term Abbreviation
quadraphonic |
quad. |
Term Abbreviation
redakcja |
red. |
refondu, -e |
ref. |
réimpression |
réimpr. |
report |
rept. |
reprinted |
repr. |
reproduced |
reprod. |
revisé, -e |
rev. |
revised |
rev. |
revolutions per minute |
rpm |
revu, -e |
rev. |
right ascension |
RA (Note 1) |
riveduto |
riv. |
ročník |
roč. |
rocznik |
rocz. |
rok |
r. |
rozszerzone |
rozsz. |
1. Use only in recording mathematical data in entries for cartographic materials.
Term Abbreviation
second, -s |
sec. |
série |
sér. |
series |
ser. |
sešit |
seš. |
signature |
sig. |
silent |
si. |
sine loco |
s.l. |
sine nomine |
s.n. |
skład głowny |
skł. gł. |
soprano |
S (Note 1) |
sound |
sd. (Note 2) |
stabilimento tipográfico |
stab. tip. |
stereophonic |
stereo. |
številka |
št. |
stronica |
str. |
superintendent |
supt. |
Superintendent of Documents |
Supt. of Docs. |
supplement |
suppl. |
svazek |
sv. |
szám |
sz. |
1. Use only in notes to indicate voice range of vocal works.
2. Do not use in general or specific material designations.
Term Abbreviation
tahun |
th. |
talleres gráfico |
tall. graf. |
Teil, Theil |
T. |
tenor |
T (Note 1) |
tipografia, tipográfica |
tip. |
tiskárna |
tisk. |
title page |
t.p. |
tjetakan |
tjet. |
tome |
t. |
tomo |
t. |
towarzystwo |
tow. |
translator |
tr. (Note 2) |
typographical |
typog. |
typographie, typographique |
typ. |
1. Use only in notes to indicate voice range of vocal works.
2. Use only in a heading as a designation of function (see 21.0D).
Term Abbreviation
udarbejdet |
udarb. |
udgave |
udg. |
udgivet |
udg. |
uitgaaf |
uitg. |
uitgegeven |
uitg. |
uitgevers |
uitg. |
umgearbeitet |
umgearb. |
unaccompanied |
unacc. |
Universitäts-Buchdrucker, - ei |
Univ.-Buchdr. |
upplaga |
uppl. |
utarbeidet |
utarb. |
utgave |
utg. |
utgiven |
utg. |
uzupełnione |
uzup. |
Term Abbreviation
verbesserte |
verb. |
vermehrte |
verm. |
volume, -s |
v. (Notes) |
volume, -s |
vol., vols (Notes) |
vuosikerta |
vuosik. |
vydání |
vyd. |
1. Always use "v." in the 300 field. In addition, always use "v." in the 4XX and 5XX fields, except at the beginning of a statement and before Roman numeral (in the rare cases in which they are transcribed as such).
2. Note that the beginning of 505 notes is "Contents:" (a print constant), so that "v." is appropriate.
3. Use "vol." at the beginning of a statement and before a roman numeral.
4. Always use "vol." as a designator of holdings in MDES and in the volume.
5. When v., vol., or volume follows another designation (such as new ser., 2nd ser., etc.) it is transcribed as "v."
e.g., New ser., v.; 2nd ser., v.; 1989, v.
Term Abbreviation
wydanie |
wyd. |
wydawnictwo |
wydawn. |
wydział |
wydz. |
Term Abbreviation
založba |
zal. |
zeszyt |
zesz. |
zväzok |
zv. |
zvezek |
zv. |