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

• blokkbokstav
• bokstavelig

References

• “bokstav” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz. Akin to English bookstaff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bu(ː)kˌstaːv/, /bukˈstaːv/
• Rhymes: -aːv

Noun

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

1. letter (letter of the alphabet)

Derived terms

• blokkbokstav

References

• “bokstav” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• bokstaf (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

bokstav c

1. letter of the alphabet

Declension

Declension of bokstav

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bokstav	bokstavs
	definite	bokstaven	bokstavens
plural	indefinite	bokstäver	bokstävers
	definite	bokstäverna	bokstävernas