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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuk.staːf/
- Hyphenation: boek‧staaf
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch boecstaef, boecstave, from Old Dutch *bōkstavo, *buokstavo, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabô, *bōkastabaz (“letter, written symbol”), equivalent to boek + staaf. Compare German Buchstabe, English bookstave.
Noun
boekstaaf m (plural boekstaven, diminutive boekstaafje n)
- letter
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
boekstaaf
- inflection of boekstaven:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative