абетка

Ukrainian

Etymology

From the names of the first two letters of the alphabet а (a) + бе (be); influenced by азбука (ázbuka), альфабет (al’fabét), Polish abecadło.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐˈbɛtkɐ]

Noun

абе́тка (abétka) f inan (genitive абе́тки, nominative plural абе́тки)

  1. alphabet (an ordered set of letters used in a language)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • абетний (abetnyj)

References

  • Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (1982–2012), абетка”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kiev: Naukova Dumka
  • абетка in Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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