[Tex/LaTex] How to cite a dictionary entry

Question

What is the recommended BibTeX way to cite a single entry inside a dictionary?

I do not want to cite a dictionary in its entirety, I want to point to a single entry in that dictionary. (Answers to questions like Citing a dictionary with BibTeX deal with the whole dictionary, I want to cite a single entry.)

For example, I would like to cite the entry "Élégie" from the dictionary "Le Dictionnaire Historique de la langue française" (page 349), published by Le Robert.

Which BibTex entry type should I use to store this in my .bib file? Which field for the lemma?

Answer 1

I would use the incollection bib type.

@incollection{Robert,
        Address = {Paris},
        Booktitle = {Le Dictionnaire Historique de la langue française},
        Pages = {349},
        Publisher = {Le Robert},
        Title = {Élégie},
        Year = {1990}}

Here's an example using the kluwer bibliography style.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents*}{\jobname.bib}
@incollection{Robert,
    Address = {Paris},
    Booktitle = {Le Dictionnaire Historique de la langue fran{\c c}aise},
    Pages = {349},
    Publisher = {Le Robert},
    Title = {{\' E}l{\' e}gie},
    Year = {1990}}
\end{filecontents*}
\usepackage{natbib}
\bibliographystyle{kluwer}
\begin{document}
Some text \cite{Robert}.
\bibliography{\jobname}
\end{document}