alfabeet

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French alphabète.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑl.faːˈbeːt/

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• Hyphenation: al‧fa‧beet

Noun

alfabeet m or f (plural alfabeten, diminutive alfabeetje n)

1. a literate

Antonyms

• analfabeet

Derived terms

• alfabetisme

Related terms

• alfabet

Estonian

Etymology

From Latin alphabētum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlfɑˌb̥eːt/, [ˈɑlfɑˌb̥eːtˑ]
• Rhymes: -eːt
• Hyphenation: al‧fa‧beet

Noun

alfabeet (genitive alfabeedi, partitive alfabeeti)

1. (obsolete) alphabet (a set of letters used in a language, presented in a specific order)

   Synonym: tähestik

Declension

Declension of alfabeet (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		alfabeet	alfabeedid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	alfabeedi
genitive			alfabeetide
partitive		alfabeeti	alfabeete alfabeetisid
illative		alfabeeti alfabeedisse	alfabeetidesse alfabeedesse
inessive		alfabeedis	alfabeetides alfabeedes
elative		alfabeedist	alfabeetidest alfabeedest
allative		alfabeedile	alfabeetidele alfabeedele
adessive		alfabeedil	alfabeetidel alfabeedel
ablative		alfabeedilt	alfabeetidelt alfabeedelt
translative		alfabeediks	alfabeetideks alfabeedeks
terminative		alfabeedini	alfabeetideni
essive		alfabeedina	alfabeetidena
abessive		alfabeedita	alfabeetideta
comitative		alfabeediga	alfabeetidega

References

• alfabeet in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “alfabeet”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009