alfabeto

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian alfabeto (“alphabet”). Doublet of alphabet. === Noun === alfabeto (uncountable) Noodles shaped like letters of the alphabet. Holonym: alphabet soup (music, historical) An early Italian alphabetic notation system used to describe chords. === See also === == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈalfabɛto] Rhymes: -ɛto Hyphenation: al‧fa‧be‧to === Proper noun === alfabeto vocative singular of alfabeta == Esperanto == === Etymology === From Late Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos), from ἄλφα (álpha) and βῆτα (bêta) (the first two letters of the Greek alphabet), from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠aleph⁠/, “ox”) and 𐤁 (b /⁠beth⁠/, “house”), so called because they were pictograms of those objects. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alfaˈbeto/ Rhymes: -eto Syllabification: al‧fa‧be‧to === Noun === alfabeto (accusative singular alfabeton, plural alfabetoj, accusative plural alfabetojn) (grammar) alphabet ==== Derived terms ==== alfabeta == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos). === Noun === alfabeto m (plural alfabetos) alphabet ==== Related terms ==== alfabético alfabetizar ==== Further reading ==== “alfabeto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Ido == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alfaˈbeto/ === Noun === alfabeto (plural alfabeti) (grammar) alphabet == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos), from alpha and beta (the first two letters of the Greek alphabet), from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠aleph⁠/, “ox”) and 𐤁 (b /⁠beth⁠/, “house”), so called because they were pictograms of those objects. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.faˈbɛ.to/ Rhymes: -ɛto Hyphenation: al‧fa‧bè‧to === Noun === alfabeto m (plural alfabeti) alphabet Synonym: (uncommon) abecedario ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === alfabèto in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore alfabeto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === alphabeto (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos). ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -ɛtu Hyphenation: al‧fa‧be‧to ==== Noun ==== alfabeto m (plural alfabetos) alphabet Synonym: abecedário ===== Related terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “alfabeto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alfabeto”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026 “alfabeto”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “alfabeto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “alfabeto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “alfabeto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “alfabeto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== alfabeto first-person singular present indicative of alfabetar == Spanish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /alfaˈbeto/ [al.faˈβ̞e.t̪o] Rhymes: -eto Syllabification: al‧fa‧be‧to ==== Noun ==== alfabeto m (plural alfabetos) alphabet ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Bikol Central: alpabeto → Cebuano: alpabeto → Tagalog: alpabeto === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from analfabeto. ==== Adjective ==== alfabeto (feminine alfabeta, masculine plural alfabetos, feminine plural alfabetas) (Latin America) literate Antonym: analfabeto ==== Noun ==== alfabeto m (plural alfabetos, feminine alfabeta, feminine plural alfabetas) (Latin America) literate person Antonym: analfabeto ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “alfabeto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025