алфавіт

See also: алфавит

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos), from ἄλφα (álpha, alpha) and βήτα (bḗta, beta) (the names of the first two letters in the Greek alphabet).

Compare 17th-century Ukrainian алфавитъ (alfavytʺ), Belarusian алфаві́т (alfavít), Russian алфави́т (alfavít), Bulgarian алфави́т (alfavít).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐlfɐˈu̯ʲit]
  • IPA(key): [ɐlˈfɑu̯ʲit]

Noun

алфа́ві́т (alfávít) m inan (genitive алфа́ві́ту, nominative plural алфа́ві́ти)

  1. alphabet (an ordered set of letters used in a language)

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (1982–2012), алфавіт”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kiev: Naukova Dumka
  • алфавіт in Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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