abėcėlė
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Lithuanian
Etymology
From ã + bė̃ + cė̃, the names of the first three letters in the Lithuanian alphabet + diminutive suffix -ė̃lė. Possibly created by analogy of Polish abecadło. Analogous with many other alphabet names, cf. Russian азбука (azbuka), English alphabet, abjad.
Pronunciation
Noun
abėcė̃lė f (plural abėcė̃lės) stress pattern 2
Declension
Declension of abėcė̃lė
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | abėcė̃lė | abėcė̃lės |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | abėcė̃lės | abėcė̃lių |
| dative (naudininkas) | abėcė̃lei | abėcė̃lėms |
| accusative (galininkas) | abėcė̃lę | abėcėlès |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | abėcėlè | abėcė̃lėmis |
| locative (vietininkas) | abėcė̃lėje | abėcė̃lėse |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | abėcė̃le | abėcė̃lės |
Derived terms
terms derived from abėcėlė
Further reading
- “abėcėlė”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024