bokstav

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz.

• IPA^(key): /bukstɑːʋ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːʋ

bokstav m (definite singular bokstaven, indefinite plural bokstaver, definite plural bokstavene)

1. a letter (letter of the alphabet)

• blokkbokstav
• bokstavelig

• “bokstav” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz. Akin to English bookstaff.

• IPA^(key): /²bu(ː)kˌstaːv/, /bukˈstaːv/
• Rhymes: -aːv

bokstav m (definite singular bokstaven, indefinite plural bokstavar, definite plural bokstavane)

1. letter (letter of the alphabet)

• blokkbokstav

• “bokstav” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• bokstaf (obsolete)

From Old Swedish bōkstaver, from Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz. Compare English bookstaff.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuːkˌstɑːv/, /ˈbʊkˌstɑːv/

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bokstav c

1. letter of the alphabet