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

Declension

declension of bókstafur

m-s2	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

Synonyms

• (letter): stafur

Derived terms

• bókstaflegur
• bókstafstrú