bøk
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- bok (Noun 2)
Etymology
From Old Norse bók (“beech, book”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”).
Noun
bøk m (definite singular bøken, indefinite plural bøker, definite plural bøkene)
- a beech (tree)
References
- “bøk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bøːk/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bók (“beech, book”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”). Akin to English beech.
Noun
bøk m (definite singular bøken, indefinite plural bøkar, definite plural bøkane)
- a beech (tree)
References
- “bøk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Etymology 2
Noun
bøk f