"bokstav" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /bukstɑːʋ/ Forms: bokstaven [definite, singular], bokstaver [indefinite, plural], bokstavene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːʋ Etymology: From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|bókstafr}} Old Norse bókstafr, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*bōkastabaz}} Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz
  1. a letter (letter of the alphabet) Tags: masculine Derived forms: blokkbokstav, bokstavelig
    Sense id: en-bokstav-nb-noun-otg8yOfc Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²bu(ː)kˌstaːv/, /bukˈstaːv/ Forms: bokstaven [definite, singular], bokstavar [indefinite, plural], bokstavane [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -aːv Etymology: From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz. Akin to English bookstaff. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|bókstafr}} Old Norse bókstafr, {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*bōkastabaz}} Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz, {{cog|en|bookstaff}} English bookstaff
  1. letter (letter of the alphabet) Tags: masculine Derived forms: blokkbokstav
    Sense id: en-bokstav-nn-noun-wLGcFOsh Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Swedish]

IPA: /ˈbuːkˌstɑːv/, /ˈbʊkˌstɑːv/ Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-bokstav.wav
Etymology: From Old Swedish bōkstaver, from Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz. Compare English bookstaff. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|bokstaver|bōkstaver}} Old Swedish bōkstaver, {{inh|sv|non|bókstafr}} Old Norse bókstafr, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*bōkastabaz}} Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz, {{cog|en|bookstaff}} English bookstaff Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} bokstav c, {{sv-noun|c}} bokstav c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], bokstav [indefinite, nominative, singular], bokstavs [genitive, indefinite, singular], bokstaven [definite, nominative, singular], bokstavens [definite, genitive, singular], bokstäver [indefinite, nominative, plural], bokstävers [genitive, indefinite, plural], bokstäverna [definite, nominative, plural], bokstävernas [definite, genitive, plural], bokstaf [alternative]
  1. letter of the alphabet Tags: common-gender

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "bókstafr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bókstafr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bōkastabaz"
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bokstaven",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstaver",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstavene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
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          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "blokkbokstav"
        },
        {
          "word": "bokstavelig"
        }
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          "letter"
        ]
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bukstɑːʋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːʋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bokstav"
}

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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "bókstafr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bókstafr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
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        "3": "*bōkastabaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bookstaff"
      },
      "expansion": "English bookstaff",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bokstaven",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstavar",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstavane",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nn",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        {
          "word": "blokkbokstav"
        }
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      ],
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      "links": [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²bu(ː)kˌstaːv/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bukˈstaːv/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːv"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bokstav"
}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "bokstaver",
        "4": "bōkstaver"
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      "expansion": "Old Swedish bōkstaver",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English bookstaff",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstav",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstavs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstaven",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstavens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstäver",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstävers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstäverna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstävernas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstaf",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bokstav c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "bokstav c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "letter of the alphabet"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuːkˌstɑːv/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʊkˌstɑːv/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-bokstav.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "bokstav"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "blokkbokstav"
    },
    {
      "word": "bokstavelig"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "bókstafr"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
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        "3": "*bōkastabaz"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bokstaven",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstaver",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstavene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
        "Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ɑːʋ"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a letter (letter of the alphabet)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bukstɑːʋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːʋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bokstav"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "blokkbokstav"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "bókstafr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bókstafr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bōkastabaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bookstaff"
      },
      "expansion": "English bookstaff",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz. Akin to English bookstaff.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bokstaven",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstavar",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstavane",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk nouns",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Norwegian Nynorsk/aːv"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letter (letter of the alphabet)"
      ],
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        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²bu(ː)kˌstaːv/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bukˈstaːv/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːv"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bokstav"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "bokstaver",
        "4": "bōkstaver"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish bōkstaver",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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    },
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      "expansion": "English bookstaff",
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstav",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstavs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstaven",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstavens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstäver",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstävers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstäverna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstävernas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bokstaf",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "head": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "bokstav c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "bokstav c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
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  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swedish common-gender nouns",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish nouns",
        "Swedish nouns with irregular plurals",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
        "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letter of the alphabet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuːkˌstɑːv/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʊkˌstɑːv/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-bokstav.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "bokstav"
}

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