bogstav

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz.

Noun

bogstav n (singular definite bogstavet, plural indefinite bogstaver)

  1. letter (letter of the alphabet)

Usage notes

Historically, bogstav could be either neuter or common gender. The common gender is now only seen in the phrase efter bogstaven ('literally').

Inflection

See also

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