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:

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• 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)

1. 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