alfabeet

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Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French alphabète.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑl.faːˈbeːt/
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  • Hyphenation: al‧fa‧beet

Noun

alfabeet m or f (plural alfabeten, diminutive alfabeetje n)

  1. a literate

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Estonian

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Etymology

From Latin alphabētum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlfɑˌb̥eːt/,
  • Rhymes: -eːt
  • Hyphenation: al‧fa‧beet

Noun

alfabeet (genitive alfabeedi, partitive alfabeeti)

  1. (obsolete) alphabet (a set of letters used in a language, presented in a specific order)
    Synonym: tähestik

Declension

Declension of alfabeet (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation)
singular plural
nominative alfabeet alfabeedid
accusative nom.
gen. alfabeedi
genitive alfabeetide
partitive alfabeeti alfabeete
alfabeetisid
illative alfabeeti
alfabeedisse
alfabeetidesse
alfabeedesse
inessive alfabeedis alfabeetides
alfabeedes
elative alfabeedist alfabeetidest
alfabeedest
allative alfabeedile alfabeetidele
alfabeedele
adessive alfabeedil alfabeetidel
alfabeedel
ablative alfabeedilt alfabeetidelt
alfabeedelt
translative alfabeediks alfabeetideks
alfabeedeks
terminative alfabeedini alfabeetideni
essive alfabeedina alfabeetidena
abessive alfabeedita alfabeetideta
comitative alfabeediga alfabeetidega

References

  • alfabeet in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • alfabeet”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009