Alphabet

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations

English

Etymology

From the first two letters of the Greek alphabet alpha (α) and beta (β).

Noun

1. An ordered set of letters used in a language, for example the English alphabet
2. In mathematics, the finite set of symbols accepted by a given language.

Translations

• Alsatian: Alphabet
• Arabic: أبجدية ()
• Asturian: alfabetu
• Catalan: alfabet
• Chinese: 字母 (zìmǔ)
• Dutch: alfabetl
• Esperanto: alfabeto
• Estonian: tähestik
• Filipino: alpabeto
• Finnish: aakkoset pl (1), aakkosto (1)
• French: alphabet m
• Frisian: alfabet
• German: Alphabet
• Hebrew: אלפבית (alpebet)
• Hungarian: írás
• Ido: alfabeto
• Indonesian: abjad , alfabet
• Interlingua: alphabeto
• Italian: alfabeto m
• Japanese: アルファベット (arufābētto, arufaabeeto)
• Korean: 문자 (mokcha)
• Latin: alphabetum
• Lithuanian: abėcėlė f (1), alfabetas m (1)
• Polish: alfabet
• Portuguese: alfabeto m
• Romanian: alfabetul
• Russian: алфавит , азбука (alfavit), (azbika)
• Spanish: alfabeto m
• Swedish: alfabet
• Tatar: älifba
• Ukrainian: абетка (abetka)