Danish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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bogstav n (singular definite bogstavet, plural indefinite bogstaver)

  1. letter (letter of the alphabet)

Usage notes

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

Inflection

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See also

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