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.

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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

• blokkbokstav

References

• “bokstav” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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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