абецадло
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Old Ruthenian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish abecadło, from Old Polish abiecadło, obiecadło, from Middle High German abecede, ultimately from Latin abecedārium. First attested in the early 17th century. Compare Russian абеца́дло (abecádlo).
Noun
абецадло • (abecadlo) n inan
- alphabet (particularly Polish or Latin alphabet)
Descendants
- Ukrainian: абеца́дло (abecádlo) (dialectal)
References
- ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “абеца́дло”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 2: “MUk. абеца́дло (1627)”
Further reading
- ISUJa, vol. 1, page 2b: “абецадло”
- HSBM, vol. 1, page 56: “абецадло”
- SUM16‒17, vol. 1, page 65: “абецадло”
Russian
Alternative forms
- обеца́ло (obɛcálo)
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish abecadło (“alphabet”) of 18th century, from Old Polish obiecadło adapted with suffix -dło. From Middle High German abecede. From the first four letters of the Latin alphabet. Compare Latin abecedārium. Cognate with Ukrainian абеца́дло (abecádlo).
Pronunciation
Noun
абеца́дло • (abɛcádlo) n inan (genitive абеца́дла, uncountable)
- (historical) an adaptation of the Polish alphabet used periodically in Ukraine in the 17th-19th centuries.
- (historical) the musical alphabet
Declension
Declension of абеца́дло (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | абеца́дло abɛcádlo |
| genitive | абеца́дла abɛcádla |
| dative | абеца́длу abɛcádlu |
| accusative | абеца́дло abɛcádlo |
| instrumental | абеца́длом abɛcádlom |
| prepositional | абеца́дле abɛcádle |
Related terms
- абецеда́рий (abɛcedárij)
See also
References
- Anikin, A. E. (2007) “абецадло”, in Русский этимологический словарь (in Russian), issue 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 69