bók

See also: bok, bök, and bøk

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pɔuːk]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōks, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos.

Noun

bók f (genitive singular bókar, plural bøkur)

  1. 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

See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōkō.

Noun

bók f (genitive singular bókar, uncountable)

  1. beech (tree and wood)
Declension
Declension of bók (singular only)
f12s singular
indefinite definite
nominative bók bókin
accusative bók bókina
dative bók bókini
genitive bókar bókarinnar
Synonyms
  • bókartræ

Further reading
  • "bók" at Sprotin.fo

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈboːk]
  • Rhymes: -oːk

Noun

bók (plural bókok)

  1. 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
  • IPA(key): /pouːk/
    Rhymes: -ouːk

Noun

bók f (genitive singular bókar, nominative plural bækur)

  1. a book

Declension
declension of bók
f-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bók bókin bækur bækurnar
accusative bók bókina bækur bækurnar
dative bók bókinni bókum bókunum
genitive bókar bókarinnar bóka bókanna

Derived terms

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse bók.

Pronunciation
  • (Setesdal) IPA(key): [bou̯ːkʰ]

Noun

bók f (definite singular bókjí, definite singular dative bókjinn, indefinite plural bǿka, definite plural bǿkan, definite plural dative bókó)

  1. (dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of bok (“book”)
  2. (nonstandard) alternative spelling of bok (“book”)

References

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bōks, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos.

Noun

bók f (genitive bókar or bǿkr, plural bǿkr)

  1. beech (tree and wood)
  2. (poetic) textile fabric with figures woven in it
  3. 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
  4. the Gospel
  5. Latin
    kenna einhverjum á bók
    to teach one Latin
    nema á bók
    to learn Latin
    setja einhverjum til bókar
    to put one to school
  6. lawbook, code of law
    Synonym: lǫgbók
Declension
  Declension of bók (strong consonant stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bók bókin bǿkr bǿkrnar
accusative bók bókina bǿkr bǿkrnar
dative bók bókinni bókum bókunum
genitive bókar, bǿkr bókarinnar, bǿkrinnar bóka bókanna
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
  • Gutnish: bok

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *bōkō.

Noun

bók f

  1. beech (tree and wood)
Descendants

References
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