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bók

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See also: bok, bök, and bøk

Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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bók f (genitive singular bókar, plural bøkur)

  1. book
    Hann tosar sum ein bók .
    He talks like a book.
Declension
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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
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See also

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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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bók f (genitive singular bókar, uncountable)

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

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  • "bók" at Sprotin.fo

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bók (plural bókok)

  1. compliment
    Ezt bóknak szántad?You meant that as a compliment?

Declension

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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

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Further reading

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  • bók in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • bók in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bók f (genitive singular bókar, nominative plural bækur)

  1. book

Declension

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Declension of bók (feminine)
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

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See also

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bók.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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

    Noun

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    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
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    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
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    Descendants
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    • Icelandic: bók f
    • Faroese: bók f
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: bok f
    • Norwegian Bokmål: bok m or f
    • Elfdalian: buok f
    • Old Swedish: bōk f, ᛒᚮᚴ (Runic)
    • Old Danish: bok
    • Gutnish: bok

    Etymology 2

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        From Proto-Germanic *bōkō.

        Noun

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        bók f

        1. beech (tree and wood)
        Descendants
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        Further reading

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        • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “bók”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
        • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “bók”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)