boekstaaf
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuk.staːf/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: boek‧staaf
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch boecstaef, boecstave, from Old Dutch buocstaf, *buocstavo, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabô, *bōkastabaz (“letter, written symbol”), equivalent to boek + staaf. Compare German Buchstabe, English bookstave.
Noun
boekstaaf m (plural boekstaven, diminutive boekstaafje n)
Synonyms
- (letter): letter, letterteken
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
boekstaaf
- inflection of boekstaven:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative