"bókstafur" meaning in Icelandic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpouːk.staːvʏr/
Etymology: From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz, equivalent to bók (“book”) + stafur (“letter, character”). Etymology templates: {{der|is|non|bókstafr}} Old Norse bókstafr, {{der|is|gem-pro|*bōkastabaz}} Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz, {{compound|is|bók|stafur|t1=book|t2=letter, character}} bók (“book”) + stafur (“letter, character”) Head templates: {{head|is|nouns|genitive singular|bókstafs|||||||nominative plural|bókstafir|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} bókstafur m (genitive singular bókstafs, nominative plural bókstafir), {{is-noun|m|bókstafs|bókstafir}} bókstafur m (genitive singular bókstafs, nominative plural bókstafir) Inflection templates: {{is-decl-noun-m-s2|bókst|a|f}}, {{is-decl-noun-base|m-s2|accp=bókstafi|accpd=bókstafina|accs=bókstaf|accsd=bókstafinn|datp=bókstöfum|datpd=bókstöfunum|dats=bókstaf|datsd=bókstafnum|def={{{def}}}|genp=bókstafa|genpd=bókstafanna|gens=bókstafs|gensd=bókstafsins|indef={{{indef}}}|nomp=bókstafir|nompd=bókstafirnir|noms=bókstafur|nomsd=bókstafurinn|pl={{{pl}}}|sg={{{sg}}}}}, {{is-decl-noun-base/sgpl|m-s2|accp=bókstafi|accpd=bókstafina|accs=bókstaf|accsd=bókstafinn|datp=bókstöfum|datpd=bókstöfunum|dats=bókstaf|datsd=bókstafnum|genp=bókstafa|genpd=bókstafanna|gens=bókstafs|gensd=bókstafsins|nomp=bókstafir|nompd=bókstafirnir|noms=bókstafur|nomsd=bókstafurinn}} Forms: bókstafs [genitive, singular], bókstafir [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bókstafur [indefinite, nominative, singular], bókstafurinn [definite, nominative, singular], bókstafir [indefinite, nominative, plural], bókstafirnir [definite, nominative, plural], bókstaf [accusative, indefinite, singular], bókstafinn [accusative, definite, singular], bókstafi [accusative, indefinite, plural], bókstafina [accusative, definite, plural], bókstaf [dative, indefinite, singular], bókstafnum [dative, definite, singular], bókstöfum [dative, indefinite, plural], bókstöfunum [dative, definite, plural], bókstafs [genitive, indefinite, singular], bókstafsins [definite, genitive, singular], bókstafa [genitive, indefinite, plural], bókstafanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. letter of the alphabet Tags: masculine Synonyms: stafur [letter] Derived forms: bókstaflegur, bókstafstrú
    Sense id: en-bókstafur-is-noun-9R64fgeM Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for bókstafur meaning in Icelandic (4.5kB)

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