alfabeta

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See also: alfabetą

Czech

Noun

alfabeta f

  1. Greek alphabet

Declension

See also

Further reading

  • alfabeta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • alfabeta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Esperanto

Etymology

From alfabeto +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alfaˈbeta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eta

Adjective

alfabeta (accusative singular alfabetan, plural alfabetaj, accusative plural alfabetajn)

  1. alphabetic

Italian

Adjective

alfabeta (masculine plural alfabeti, feminine plural alfabete)

  1. literate

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

alfabeta n

  1. definite plural of alfabet

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

alfabeta n

  1. definite plural of alfabet

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from analfabeta. First attested in 1897.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.faˈbɛ.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛta
  • Syllabification: al‧fa‧be‧ta

Noun

alfabeta m pers

  1. (dated, derogatory, rare, humorous) barely literate person
    • 1936, Tadeusz Dołęga Mostowicz, chapter 1, in Doktor Murek zredukowany:
      Ale też! Nie taka ja głupia. Jakby pan był z chłopów, toby pan był alfabeta, a nie doktór.
      Yeah right! I ain't so stupid. Had you been of the villagers, then you'd be barely literate, and not a doctor.

Declension

Related terms

adjectives
adverb
nouns

References

  1. ^ Izraelita (in Polish), number R.32, nr 6, 1897, page 58

Further reading

Spanish

Noun

alfabeta f (plural alfabetas)

  1. female equivalent of alfabeto

Adjective

alfabeta f

  1. feminine singular of alfabeto