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

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