Alternatively "bookstave"
Noun[]
Etymology[]
Attested in modern English, from Early Middle English bocstaff < Old English bocstæf < Proto-Germanic, cognate to German Buchstabe, Dutch/Afrikaans boekstaaf, Norwegian/Swedish bokstav, Danish bogstav, Icelandic bókstafur, Faroese bókstavur.
Pronunciation[]
- "bookstaff" /ˈbʊk stɪf/
- "bookstave" /ˈbʊk stɪv/
Main Entry[]
bookstaff (plural bookstaves)
- a letter of the alphabet