See also: abėcėle and abėcėlę

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From ã + bė̃ + cė̃, the names of the first three letters in the Lithuanian alphabet + diminutive suffix -ė̃lė. Possibly created by analogy of Polish abecadło. Analogous with many other alphabet names, cf. Russian азбука (azbuka), English alphabet, abjad.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɐ.bʲeːˈt͡sʲěːlʲeː/

Noun

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abėcė̃lė f (plural abėcė̃lės) stress pattern 2

  1. alphabet
    Synonyms: raidynas, alfabetas
  2. (figurative) the basics, very beginning of a field

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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