bogstav

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz

Noun

bogstav n (singular definite bogstavet, plural indefinite bogstaver)

letter (letter of the alphabet)

Usage notes

Historically, bogstav could be either neuter or common gender. The common gender is now only seen in the phrase efter bogstaven ('literally').

Inflection

Declension of bogstav

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bogstav	bogstavet	bogstaver	bogstaverne
genitive	bogstavs	bogstavets	bogstavers	bogstavernes

See also

bogstav on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
(Latin-script letters) bogstav; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z, Æ æ (Ǽ ǽ), Ø ø (Ǿ ǿ), Å å (Ǻ ǻ)

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