stafur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stafr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstaːvʏr/
• Rhymes: -aːvʏr

Noun

stafur m (genitive singular stafs, nominative plural stafir)

1. a letter, a symbol in the alphabet
2. a stick
3. a cane, a walking stick
4. a magic stave

Declension

declension of stafur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stafur	stafurinn	stafir	stafirnir
accusative	staf	stafinn	stafi	stafina
dative	staf	stafnum	stöfum	stöfunum
genitive	stafs	stafsins	stafa	stafanna

Synonyms

• (letter of the alphabet): bókstafur
• (stick): prik
• (cane): göngustafur, stiki

Derived terms

• fjöðurstafur
• stafróf
• stafasúpa
• bókstafur
• standa eins og stafur á bók
• fullum stöfum (unabbreviated, without abbreviation)
• rita fullum stöfum (write unabbreviated)
• rita orð fullum stöfum (write a word unabbreviated)
• galdrastafur

Anagrams

• fastur