boekstaaf

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuk.staːf/
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  • Hyphenation: boek‧staaf

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

boekstaaf m (plural boekstaven, diminutive boekstaafje n)

  1. letter
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

boekstaaf

  1. inflection of boekstaven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative