bøg
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bog"
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse bók (“beech, book”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈb̥øːˀɪ̯]
Noun
bøg c (singular definite bøgen, plural indefinite bøge)
- beech (tree)
Declension
Declension of bøg
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bøg | bøgen | bøger | bøgerne |
| genitive | bøgs | bøgens | bøgers | bøgernes |
Synonyms
- bøgetræ
Further reading
- “bøg” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Swedish bög
Noun
bøg m
- (slightly colloquial, sometimes derogatory) a male homosexual; gay, fag, queer, poof