https://github.com/BoboTiG/ebook-reader-dict

Finally decent dictionaries based on Wiktionary for your beloved eBook reader. Daily updates & 13 languages supported so far.
https://github.com/BoboTiG/ebook-reader-dict

catalan-language danish-language dict dictionary ebook-reader english-language french-language german-language greek-language italian-language kobo norwegian-language plato portuguese-language python romanian-language russian-language spanish-language stardict swedish-language

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Finally decent dictionaries based on Wiktionary for your beloved eBook reader. Daily updates & 13 languages supported so far.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/BoboTiG/ebook-reader-dict
• Owner: BoboTiG
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-04-12T08:23:24.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-29T09:10:50.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-29T09:59:15.879Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: catalan-language, danish-language, dict, dictionary, ebook-reader, english-language, french-language, german-language, greek-language, italian-language, kobo, norwegian-language, plato, portuguese-language, python, romanian-language, russian-language, spanish-language, stardict, swedish-language
• Language: Python
• Homepage: http://www.tiger-222.fr/?d=2020/04/17/22/14/21-un-dictionnaire-alternatif-et-complet-pour-votre-liseuse
• Size: 42.1 MB
• Stars: 406
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 24
• Open Issues: 32
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# eBook Reader Dictionaries

[![Update dictionaries](https://github.com/BoboTiG/ebook-reader-dict/actions/workflows/auto-updates.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/BoboTiG/ebook-reader-dict/actions/workflows/auto-updates.yml)

[![Update locale-specific data](https://github.com/BoboTiG/ebook-reader-dict/actions/workflows/auto-update-data.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/BoboTiG/ebook-reader-dict/actions/workflows/auto-update-data.yml)

[![Word of the day](https://github.com/BoboTiG/ebook-reader-dict/actions/workflows/daily.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/BoboTiG/ebook-reader-dict/actions/workflows/daily.yml)

[![Ruff](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/astral-sh/ruff/main/assets/badge/v2.json)](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff)

## Features

- (Kobo) When selecting a plural word, **its singular form** will be displayed.

- (Kobo) When selecting a conjugated verb, **its infinitive version** will be displayed.

- (Kobo) When a word is the plural form of another, and also a form of a verb, **all versions** are displayed.

- If a word contains **several pronunciations, or genders**, all are available.

- **Chemical formulas** are converted to SVG.

- **Mathematic formulas** are converted to SVG.

- **Hieroglyphs** are supported.

- **Tables** are supported.

## Downloads

1. `[CA]` [Catalan](../../releases/tag/ca)

1. `[DA]` [Danish](../../releases/tag/da)

1. `[DE]` [German](../../releases/tag/de)

1. `[EL]` [Greek](../../releases/tag/el)

1. `[EN]` [English](../../releases/tag/en)

1. `[EO]` [Esperanto](../../releases/tag/eo)

1. `[ES]` [Spanish](../../releases/tag/es)

1. `[FR]` [French](../../releases/tag/fr) ([news](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=330223&page=2))

1. `[IT]` [Italian](../../releases/tag/it)

1. `[NO]` [Norway](../../releases/tag/no)

1. `[PT]` [Portuguese](../../releases/tag/pt)

1. `[RO]` [Romanian](../../releases/tag/ro)

1. `[RU]` [Russian](../../releases/tag/ru)

1. `[SV]` [Swedish](../../releases/tag/sv)

## Installation

### Kobo

Copy the dictionary inside the `.kobo/custom-dict/` folder on your eBook reader.

## Development

Set up a virtual environment:

```bash

python3.13 -m venv venv

# For Linux and Mac users

. venv/bin/activate

# For Windows users

. venv/Scripts/activate

```

Install, or update, dependencies:

```bash

python -m pip install -U pip

python -m pip install -r requirements-tests.txt

```

Run tests:

```bash

# All tests

python -m pytest --doctest-modules wikidict tests

# Skip those requiring a working internet connection

python -m pytest --doctest-modules wikidict tests -m "not webtest"

```

Run linters, and quality checkers, before submitting a pull-request:

```bash

./check.sh

```

## Contributors 💖

[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-15-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)

Thanks go to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/docs/en/emoji-key)):

  

    

      
Mickaël Schoentgen
🐛 💻 📖 📆

      
Nicolas Froment
🐛 💻 📖 📆

      
Attilio
💻

      
chopinesque
💻

      
Saeed Rasooli
🚇

      
Matthias C. Hormann
💻

    

    

      
tjader
💻

      
Victor
💻

      
John Koll
🌍

      
Marta Malberti
🌍

      
Arsenii Chaplinskii
🌍

      
Ander Romero
🌍

    

    

      
Dongchen Yue | 岳东辰
🌍

      
Johan Larsson
💻

      
kyxap
📖

    

  

This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!

## Stars ✨