bókstafur

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpouːk.staːvʏr/

Noun

bókstafur m (genitive singular bókstafs, nominative plural bókstafir)

  1. letter of the alphabet

Declension
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

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