stafur
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstaːvʏr/
- Rhymes: -aːvʏr
Noun
stafur m (genitive singular stafs, nominative plural stafir)
- a letter, a symbol in the alphabet
- Synonym: bókstafur
- a stick
- Synonym: prik
- a cane, a walking stick
- Synonyms: göngustafur, stiki
- a magic stave
Declension
| 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 |
Derived terms
- bókstafur
- fjöðurstafur
- fullum stöfum (“unabbreviated, without abbreviation”)
- galdrastafur
- rita fullum stöfum (“write unabbreviated”)
- rita orð fullum stöfum (“write a word unabbreviated”)
- stafasúpa
- stafróf
- standa eins og stafur á bók