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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz, equivalent to bók (“book”) + stafur (“letter, character”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bókstafur m (genitive singular bókstafs, nominative plural bókstafir)
- letter of the alphabet
- Synonym: stafur
Declension
Declension of
bókstafur (
masculine, based on stafur)
Derived terms