ἀλφάβητον

See also: αλφάβητον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) from ἄλφα (álpha, “alpha”) +‎ βῆτᾰ (bêta, “beta”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /alˈɸa.βi.ton/ → /alˈfa.vi.ton/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /alˈpʰa.be̝.ton/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /alˈɸa.βi.ton/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /alˈfa.vi.ton/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /alˈfa.vi.ton/

Noun

ἀλφάβητον • (alphábēton) m

1. accusative singular of ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos, “alphabet”)

Noun

ἀλφάβητον • (alphábēton) n (genitive ἀλφαβήτου); second declension (Koine, Byzantine)

1. alphabet

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ἀλφάβητον; τοῦ ἀλφαβήτου (Byzantine, Koine)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἀλφάβητον tò alphábēton	τὼ ἀλφαβήτω tṑ alphabḗtō	τᾰ̀ ἀλφάβητᾰ tà alphábēta
Genitive	τοῦ ἀλφαβήτου toû alphabḗtou	τοῖν ἀλφαβήτοιν toîn alphabḗtoin	τῶν ἀλφαβήτων tôn alphabḗtōn
Dative	τῷ ἀλφαβήτῳ tôi alphabḗtōi	τοῖν ἀλφαβήτοιν toîn alphabḗtoin	τοῖς ἀλφαβήτοις toîs alphabḗtois
Accusative	τὸ ἀλφάβητον tò alphábēton	τὼ ἀλφαβήτω tṑ alphabḗtō	τᾰ̀ ἀλφάβητᾰ tà alphábēta
Vocative	ἀλφάβητον alphábēton	ἀλφαβήτω alphabḗtō	ἀλφάβητᾰ alphábēta

Descendants

• Greek: ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton) (Katharevousa)
• Greek: αλφάβητο (alfávito)
• → Russian: алфави́т (alfavít)