bókstafur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz, equivalent to bók (“book”) +‎ stafur (“letter, character”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpouːk.staːvʏr/

Noun

bókstafur m (genitive singular bókstafs, nominative plural bókstafir)

1. letter of the alphabet

   Synonym: stafur

Declension

Declension of bókstafur (masculine, based on stafur)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bókstafur	bókstafurinn	bókstafir	bókstafirnir
accusative	bókstaf	bókstafinn	bókstafi	bókstafina
dative	bókstaf	bókstafnum	bókstöfum	bókstöfunum
genitive	bókstafs	bókstafsins	bókstafa	bókstafanna

Derived terms

• bókstaflegur
• bókstafstrú