See also: bok, bök, and bøk

Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōks, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos.

Noun

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bók f (genitive singular bókar, plural bøkur)

  1. book
    Hann tosar sum ein bók .
    He talks like a book.
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f12 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bók bókin bøkur bøkurnar
accusative bók bókina bøkur bøkurnar
dative bók bókini bókum bókunum
genitive bókar bókarinnar bóka bókanna
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōkō.

Noun

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bók f (genitive singular bókar, uncountable)

  1. beech (tree and wood)
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f12s singular
indefinite definite
nominative bók bókin
accusative bók bókina
dative bók bókini
genitive bókar bókarinnar
Synonyms
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Further reading

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  • "bók" at Sprotin.fo

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bók (plural bókok)

  1. compliment
    Ezt bóknak szántad?You meant that as a compliment?

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Possessive forms of bók
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bókom bókjaim
2nd person sing. bókod bókjaid
3rd person sing. bókja bókjai
1st person plural bókunk bókjaink
2nd person plural bókotok bókjaitok
3rd person plural bókjuk bókjaik

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • bók in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • bók in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Icelandic

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Etymology

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    From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

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    Noun

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    bók f (genitive singular bókar, nominative plural bækur)

    1. book

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    Declension of bók (feminine)
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative bók bókin bækur bækurnar
    accusative bók bókina bækur bækurnar
    dative bók bókinni bókum bókunum
    genitive bókar bókarinnar bóka bókanna

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

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    From Old Norse bók.

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    bók f (definite singular bókjí, definite singular dative bókjinn, indefinite plural bǿka, definite plural bǿkan, definite plural dative bókó)

    1. (dialectal, Setesdal dialect) alternative form of bok (book)
    2. (nonstandard) alternative spelling of bok (book)

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    Old Norse

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    Etymology 1

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      From Proto-Germanic *bōks, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos.

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      bók f (genitive bókar or bǿkr, plural bǿkr)

      1. beech (tree and wood)
      2. (poetic) textile fabric with figures woven in it
      3. book
        lesa á bók
        to read a book
        setja á bǿkr
        to set down in writing, to put on record
        heilǫg bók
        the divine book, the Bible
      4. the Gospel
      5. Latin
        kenna einhverjum á bók
        to teach one Latin
        nema á bók
        to learn Latin
        setja einhverjum til bókar
        to put one to school
      6. lawbook, code of law
        Synonym: lǫgbók
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      Declension of bók (strong consonant stem)
      feminine singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative bók bókin bǿkr bǿkrnar
      accusative bók bókina bǿkr bǿkrnar
      dative bók bókinni bókum bókunum
      genitive bókar, bǿkr bókarinnar, bǿkrinnar bóka bókanna
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      • Icelandic: bók f
      • Faroese: bók f
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: bok f
      • Norwegian Bokmål: bok m or f
      • Elfdalian: buok f
      • Old Swedish: bōk f, ᛒᚮᚴ (Runic)
      • Old Danish: bok
      • Gutnish: bok

      Etymology 2

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        From Proto-Germanic *bōkō.

        Noun

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        bók f

        1. beech (tree and wood)
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        Further reading

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        • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bók”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
        • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)