ABC-bok

See also: abc-bok

Norwegian Bokmål

Title page of "Abc Bok", the first alphabet book in Norwegian, by Andreas Austlid.

Alternative forms

abc-bok

Etymology

ABC +‎ bok, first part is the three first letters of the Norwegian alphabet, A, B and C. Last part from Old Norse bók (“beech, book”), from Proto-Germanic *bōks (“letter”), either from *bōkō (“beech”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”), or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute, allot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːbɛˈseːbuːk/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -uːk
Hyphenation: A‧B‧C‧bok
Homophone: abc-bok

Noun

ABC-bok f or m (definite singular ABC-boka or ABC-boken, indefinite plural ABC-bøker, definite plural ABC-bøkene)

Alternative letter-case form of abc-bok

Synonyms

ABC (“ABC”), stavebok (“spelling book”)

References

“ABC-bok” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“ABC-bok” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“ABC-bok” in Store norske leksikon

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