bók
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Faroese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōks, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos.
Noun
bók f (genitive singular bókar, plural bøkur)
- book
- Hann tosar sum ein bók .
- He talks like a book.
Declension
| Declension of bók | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f12 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bók | bókin | bøkur | bøkurnar |
| accusative | bók | bókina | bøkur | bøkurnar |
| dative | bók | bókini | bókum | bókunum |
| genitive | bókar | bókarinnar | bóka | bókanna |
Hyponyms
Related terms
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōkō.
Noun
bók f (genitive singular bókar, uncountable)
Declension
| Declension of bók (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| f12s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bók | bókin |
| accusative | bók | bókina |
| dative | bók | bókini |
| genitive | bókar | bókarinnar |
Synonyms
Further reading
- "bók" at Sprotin.fo
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Noun
bók (plural bókok)
- compliment
- Ezt bóknak szántad? ― You meant that as a compliment?
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | bók | bókok |
| accusative | bókot | bókokat |
| dative | bóknak | bókoknak |
| instrumental | bókkal | bókokkal |
| causal-final | bókért | bókokért |
| translative | bókká | bókokká |
| terminative | bókig | bókokig |
| essive-formal | bókként | bókokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | bókban | bókokban |
| superessive | bókon | bókokon |
| adessive | bóknál | bókoknál |
| illative | bókba | bókokba |
| sublative | bókra | bókokra |
| allative | bókhoz | bókokhoz |
| elative | bókból | bókokból |
| delative | bókról | bókokról |
| ablative | bóktól | bókoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
bóké | bókoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
bókéi | bókokéi |
| Possessive forms of bók | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | bókom | bókjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | bókod | bókjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | bókja | bókjai |
| 1st person plural | bókunk | bókjaink |
| 2nd person plural | bókotok | bókjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | bókjuk | bókjaik |
Derived terms
Further reading
- bók in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- bók in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.
Pronunciation
Noun
bók f (genitive singular bókar, nominative plural bækur)
- a book
Declension
declension of bók
Derived terms
- allt er á eina bókina lært/allt er á sömu bókina lært/allt er á sömu bókina læst/allt er á sömu bókina lesið
- bera saman bækur sínar
- bóka (verb)
- bókabúð/bókaverslun
- bókaforlag/bókaútgáfa
- bókaherbergi
- bókahilla
- bókari
- bókasafn n
- bókaskápur
- bókaskrá
- bókastoð
- bókavörður
- bókbindari
- bókfell
- bókfestukenning
- bókfræði
- bókfæra
- bókfærsla
- bókhald
- bókhaldsreikningur
- bókhald n
- bókhlaða
- bókhneigður
- bókmál
- bókmenntafræði
- bókmenntagrein
- bókmenntalegur
- bókmenntasaga
- bókmenntategund
- bókmenntir
- bóksali
- bókstaflega
- bókstaflegur
- bókstafstrú
- bókstafur
- bókstafur m
- dagbók
- gestabók
- hljóðbók
- lestrarbók
- læra utan bókar/kunna utan bókar
- matreiðslubók
- netbók
- orðabók
- orðabók f
- standa eins og stafur á bók
- tölvubók
- tölvuorðabók
- unglingabók
- utan bókar
- Wikiorðabók
See also
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bók f (definite singular bókjí, definite singular dative bókjinn, indefinite plural bǿka, definite plural bǿkan, definite plural dative bókó)
- (dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of bok (“book”)
- (nonstandard) alternative spelling of bok (“book”)
References
- “bók” at Vallemål.no
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *bōks, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos.
Noun
bók f (genitive bókar or bǿkr, plural bǿkr)
- beech (tree and wood)
- (poetic) textile fabric with figures woven in it
- book
- lesa á bók
- to read a book
- setja á bǿkr
- to set down in writing, to put on record
- heilǫg bók
- the divine book, the Bible
- the Gospel
- Latin
- kenna einhverjum á bók
- to teach one Latin
- nema á bók
- to learn Latin
- setja einhverjum til bókar
- to put one to school
- lawbook, code of law
- Synonym: lǫgbók
Declension
Declension of bók (strong consonant stem)
Derived terms
- bóka (“to affirm by oath on the book (Gospel)”)
- bókafullting n (“help derived from books”)
- bókagørð f (“writing (transscription)”)
- bókakis f (“book-box”)
- bókalesning f (“reading of (Latin) books”)
- bókalestr m (“reading of (Latin) books”)
- bókalán n (“lending of books”)
- bókarblað n (“leaf of a book”)
- bókareiðr m (“an oath on the book (Gospel)”)
- bókareiðstafr m (“wording of an oath on the book (Gospel)”)
- bókargørð f (“book-writing”)
- bókarlag n (“lawful price fixed in the code”)
- bókarskeyting f (“conveyance of an estate by help of the law-book”)
- bókartak n (“the touching of the Gospel (in taking an oath)”)
- bókarverð n (“the price of a book”)
- bókarvitni n (“evidence confirmed by an oath on the book (Gospel)”)
- bókaskilningr m (“book-learning”)
- bókastóll m (“a reading desk, lectern”)
- bókfell n (“parchment, vellum”)
- bókfróðr m (“book-learned”)
- bókfrǿði f (“book-knowledge, book-lore, learning”)
- bóklauss (“bookless, unscholarly”)
- bóklaust (“by heart”)
- bóklestr m (“reading of (Latin) books”)
- bókligr (“literary”)
- bóklist f (“book-lore”)
- bóklærðr (“book-learned”)
- bókmál n (“book language; canon law”)
- bókmánaðr m (“calendar month”)
- bóknám n (“book-training, study”)
- bóknæmi n (“book-training, study”)
- bókrúnar f pl (“runes engraved on beech-wood”)
- bóksaga f (“written narrative”)
- bóksetja (“to commit to writing”)
- bókskygn (“seeing well enough to read”)
- bókspeki f (“book-knowledge, book-wisdom”)
- bókstafr m (“character, letter”)
- bóksǫgn f (“written narrative”)
- bóktal n (“the Julian Calendar”)
- bókvit n (“learning, erudition”)
- bókvíss (“book-learned”)
- bǿkiskógr m (“beech wood, forest”)
- bǿklingr m (“little book, booklet”)
- galdrabók f (“book of magic”)
- lagabók f (“law-book”)
- landnámabók f (“the history of the settlement (of Iceland)”)
- stjǫrnubókarmaðr m (“astrologer”)
- stjǫrnubók f (“book of astrology”)
- sǫngbók f (“songbook”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: bók f
- Faroese: bók f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bok f
- Norwegian Bokmål: bok m or f
- Elfdalian: buok f
- Old Swedish: bōk f, ᛒᚮᚴ
- Old Danish: bok
- Danish: bog c
- Gutnish: bok
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *bōkō.
Noun
bók f
Descendants
- Icelandic: bók f
- >? Icelandic: bæki, beyki
- Faroese: bók f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bok f, bøk m or f
- Norwegian Bokmål: bøk m, bok m or f
- Old Swedish: bōk
- Swedish: bok c
- Danish: bog, bøg c
References
- “bók”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)