B.
The second letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Meaning & usage
The second letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Where this word comes from
From Latin B, from Etruscan 𐌁 (b, be), from Ancient Greek Β (B, beta), from the Phoenician 𐤁 (b, bet), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓉐, representing the plan of a house.
the letter B, the second letter of the Norwegian alphabet
Denoting the second, or number two, on a scale, order or degree.
B-post, B-lag, blodtype B, energiklasse B
øl i klasse B
the second highest grade in a school or university using the A-F scale
få B til eksamen
the tone h lowered by half a step
B-dur og B-moll
stemt i B
a B-flat (sign indicating that the following note is to be lowered by half a step)
abbreviation of bass (“bass”)
symbol for bel (“bel”)
symbol for bor (“boron”)
Where this word comes from
From Latin B, from Etruscan 𐌁 (b, be), from Ancient Greek Β (B, beta), from the Phoenician 𐤁 (b, bet), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓉐, representing the plan of a house.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.