Reverse dictionary

A bearish dictionary is a collection of words and phrases that are contrary to the usual reading direction, ie reverse - alphabetically sorted. The alphabetical order thus depends on the final letters of the words, then the penultimate come etc.

Dictionary of this type are especially needed by linguists to analyze the frequency of speech components, especially of extensions; they support the research in phonetics, phonology, writing linguistics, morphology and lexicography. Language didactics can also benefit, since declining dictionaries can be used with profit for the vocabulary work in both the mother tongue and in foreign languages. While some editions contain only the basic forms of the terms other word lists are supplemented for wider purposes by inflected keywords. However, a bearish dictionary is not fully valid substitute for a rhyming dictionary because it contains only the same written, but not equal sounding suffixes.

Example of a reverse - alphabetical order

As an example, the beginning of a declining list part of speech is quoted adverb.

One can argue about whether the Wortartzuweisung is correct in all cases; but this is only a demonstration of building a decline in the dictionary, in which the order of words is here organized by the end of the word.

Application Examples

Declining dictionaries are always important when it comes to working on tasks that affect the shape of the end of words. Some examples may illustrate: