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Translingual
Symbol
abc
( international standards ) ISO 639-3 language code for Ambala .
Danish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
abc c (singular definite abc'en , plural indefinite abc'er )
ABC ( a primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading; the rudiments of any subject )
Inflection
Dutch
Etymology
After the first three letters of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation
Noun
abc n (uncountable )
alphabet
Synonym: alfabet
French
Pronunciation
Noun
abc m (plural abc )
ABC , basics , fundamentals , rudiments
l’abc des mathématiques ― the rudiments of mathematics
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English .
Noun
abc m (invariable )
ABC , alphabet
Synonym: abbiccì
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
abc
Alternative form of abece
Norwegian Bokmål
Title page of "Abc Bok", the first alphabet book in Norwegian, by Andreas Austlid.
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
The first three letters of the Norwegian alphabet, A , B and C .
Pronunciation
Noun
abc f or m (definite singular abc-a or abc-en , indefinite plural abc-er , definite plural abc-ene )
an ABC ( a primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading and spelling )
1909 , Alexander L. Kielland , Breve til hans datter , page 144 :paa bogstavet E stod i gamle tyske ABC’er 2 dyr: Esel og Elephant on the letter E stood in old German ABCs 2 animals: Donkey and Elephant
1989 , Ebba Haslund , Med vingehest i manesjen , page 50 :Foreldreaksjonen mot samnorsk … oppfordret til retting av samnorskformene i skolebarnas ABC’er The parental reaction against Samnorsk… called for the correction of Samnorsk forms in school children's ABCs
2004 , Fredrik Skagen , En by som ingen ainnen :jeg kunne [lese] før jeg begynte i første klasse, og det var kjedelig å høre på når andre elever stotret seg gjennom avsnitt i ABC-en I could before I started first grade, and it was boring to listen to other students stumble through sections of the ABC
2008 , Karsten Alnæs , Bakenfor alle farger :vi hadde lært bokstavene og tallene, lest vår ABC og fylt ut atskillige skrivebøker we had learned the letters and numbers, read our ABCs and filled out several exercise books
Synonyms: abc-bok , stavebok
( figuratively ) basic knowledge of a subject
1911 , Fredrik Viller , Gamle Friks diamant , page 66 :det hører jo til en politimands ABC, at han bør mistænke alle, saalænge den skyldige ikke er opdaget it belongs to a policeman's ABC that he should suspect everyone, as long as the culprit is not discovered
2006 , Kjell Ola Dahl , Lindeman & Sachs , page 465 :det er jo børsens ABC: Man selger i hausse og kjøper i baisse it is the stock exchange's ABC: You sell hausse and buy in baisse
2008 July 18, askerfotball.no :«scoringen kom etter et angrep som var tatt rett ut av fotballens ABC» er en typisk setning i avisene "The score came after an attack that was taken straight out of football's ABC" is a typical phrase in the newspapers
vitenskapens og politikkens abc
the ABC's of science and politics
kunne sin abc ― know your ABCs
kunne mer enn sin abc ― know more than your ABCs (to understand many things)
a textbook that contains elementary knowledge within a topic or subject
abc for førerprøven ― ABC for the driving test
abc for matlaging ― ABC for cooking
Synonyms: grunnbok , lærebok
( rare ) alphabet ( the set of letters used when writing in a language )
Usage notes
Most often capitalised, except for the inflected endings.
Etymology 2
The first letter of each term; atom , biologisk and kjemisk , borrowed from English English atomic , biological and chemical .
Adjective
abc
( weaponry ) Initialism of atom- , biologisk and kjemisk : ("atomic, biological and chemical") the three main categories of weapons of mass destruction .
Derived terms
References
“abc” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
“abc” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Noun
abc f (definite singular abc-a , indefinite plural abc-er , definite plural abc-ene )
ABC ( often in book form )
alphabet
Usage notes
Often capitalised, except for the inflected part.
References
“abc” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Polish
Etymology
From abecadło .
Pronunciation
Noun
abc n (indeclinable )
101 ( basic knowledge )
Synonyms: abecadło , alfabet , elementarz , podstawy
Derived terms
Further reading
abc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
abc in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Noun
abc m (plural abcs )
ABC ( alphabet )
ABC ( rudiments )
Spanish
Noun
abc m (plural abcs )
Alternative form of abecé
Further reading