abecedary

English

Etymology

From Middle English abecedary, from Medieval Latin abecedarium (“alphabet, primer”), from Late Latin abecedarius (“of the alphabet”), formed from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -arius.

The sense "primer, abecearium" is from Medieval Latin abecedarium (“alphabet, primer”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.biː.ˈsiː.də.ɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.bi.ˈsi.dɚ.i/, /ˌeɪ.bi.ˈsi.də.ɹi/

Noun

abecedary (plural abecedaries)

  1. (rare) The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium. [from 1350 to 1470][1]
  2. One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian. [from late 16th century][1]

Translations

Adjective

abecedary (not comparable)

  1. Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.][1]

References
  1. “abecedary” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
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