Albanian

Alternative forms

• abëcë

Noun

abece

1. alphabet, elements, rudiments

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• A.B.C.

Etymology

From the names of the first three letters of the Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.βeˈt͡se]

Noun

abece m (usually uncountable)

1. alphabet, ABCs
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 102v.

     […] ¬ en la ſazon q́ deſcenden los rayos dela figura delas ſiete letras del abece de ſaturno […]

     […] and in the season in which descend the rays of the shape of the seven letters of the alphabet of Saturn […]

Descendants

• Spanish: abecé

Turkish

Etymology

A combination of the first three letters of the Turkish alphabet; a, be and ce

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑː.beː.ˈd͡ʒeː/

Noun

abece ‎(definite accusative abeceyi, plural abeceler)

1. alphabet

Synonyms

• alfabe
• elifbe

Declension