bókstafr
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *bōkstabaz, equivalent to bók + stafr.
Noun[edit]
bókstafr m
Declension[edit]
Declension of bókstafr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bókstafr | bókstafrinn | bókstafar | bókstafarnir |
| accusative | bókstaf | bókstafinn | bókstafa | bókstafana |
| dative | bókstafi | bókstafinum | bókstafum | bókstafunum |
| genitive | bókstafs | bókstafsins | bókstafa | bókstafanna |
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: bókstafur
- Faroese: bókstavur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bokstav
- Norwegian Bokmål: bokstav
- Old Swedish: bōkstaver
- Swedish: bokstav
- Danish: bogstav
References[edit]
- bókstafr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Categories:
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stebʰ-
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse compound terms
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse masculine nouns
- Old Norse masculine a-stem nouns