Wiktionary

bókstafur

Icelandic

edit

Etymology

edit

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz, equivalent to bók (“book”) +‎ stafur (“letter, character”).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈpouːk.staːvʏr/

Noun

edit

bókstafur m (genitive singular bókstafs, nominative plural bókstafir)

  1. letter of the alphabet

Declension

edit
    Declension of bókstafur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bókstafur bókstafurinn bókstafir bókstafirnir
accusative bókstaf bókstafinn bókstafi bókstafina
dative bókstaf bókstafnum bókstöfum bókstöfunum
genitive bókstafs bókstafsins bókstafa bókstafanna

Synonyms

edit

Derived terms

edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=bókstafur&oldid=55352497"