bokstav

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bukstɑːʋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːʋ

Noun

bokstav m (definite singular bokstaven, indefinite plural bokstaver, definite plural bokstavene)

  1. a letter (letter of the alphabet)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʊkˈstɑːʋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːʋ

Noun

bokstav m (definite singular bokstaven, indefinite plural bokstavar, definite plural bokstavane)

  1. letter (letter of the alphabet)

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Alternative forms
  • bokstaf (dated)

Etymology

From Old Swedish bōkstaver, from Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz. Compare English bookstave.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuːkˌstɑːv/, /ˈbʊkˌstɑːv/

Noun

bokstav c

  1. letter of the alphabet

Declension
Declension of bokstav 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bokstav bokstaven bokstäver bokstäverna
Genitive bokstavs bokstavens bokstävers bokstävernas
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