buocstaf

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bōkstab, from Proto-Germanic *bōkstabaz. Related to Old English bōcstæf and Old Saxon bōkstaf.

Noun

buocstaf m

  1. letter of the alphabet
  2. the alphabet
  3. size, number, totality (of something)

Inflection

Declension of buocstaf (masculine a-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative buocstaf buocstava
accusative buocstaf buocstava
genitive buocstaves buocstavo
dative buocstave buocstavon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: boecstāef, boecstāve

Further reading

  • “boekstaf”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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