A

The first letter of the Italian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.


f

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f f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case F)

The sixth letter of the Italian alphabet, called effe and written in the Latin script.


y

y f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case Y)

The twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet, called ipsilon, i greco or i greca in Italian


o

o f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case O)

From Latin ō (the name of the letter O).

inh

the name of the letter <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">O</i>

The thirteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.


i

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i f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case I)

From Latin ī (the name of the letter I).

der

the name of the letter <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">I</i>

The ninth letter of the Italian alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.


X

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X f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case x)

the twenty-fourth letter of the Latin alphabet, called ics in Italian


e

e f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case E)

From Latin ē (the name of the letter E).

der

the name of the letter <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">E</i>

The fifth letter of the Italian alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.


b

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b f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case B)

The second letter of the Italian alphabet, called bi and written in the Latin script.


c

c f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case C)

The third letter of the Italian alphabet, called ci and written in the Latin script.


d

d f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case D)

The fourth letter of the Italian alphabet, called di and written in the Latin script.


g

g f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case G)

The seventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called gi and written in the Latin script.


h

h f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case H)

The eighth letter of the Italian alphabet, called acca and written in the Latin script.


j

j f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case J)

the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, called i lunga in Italian


k

k f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case K)

the eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet, called cappa or kappa in Italian


l

l f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case L)

The tenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called elle and written in the Latin script.


m

m f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case M)

The eleventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called emme and written in the Latin script.


n

n f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case N)

The twelfth letter of the Italian alphabet, called enne and written in the Latin script.


p

p f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case P)

The fourteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called pi and written in the Latin script.


q

q f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case Q)

The fifteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called cu and written in the Latin script.


r

r f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case R)

The sixteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called erre and written in the Latin script.


s

s f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case S)

The seventeenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called esse and written in the Latin script.


t

t f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case T)

The eighteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called ti and written in the Latin script.


u

u f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case U)

From Latin ū (the name of the letter V).

der

the name of the letter <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">V</i>

The nineteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.


v

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v f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case V)

The twentieth letter of the Italian alphabet, called vu or vi and written in the Latin script.


w

w f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case W)

the twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet, called doppia vu or vu doppia in Italian


z

z f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-first letter of the Italian alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.


à

The letter ⟨a⟩ in a stressed final syllable.


è

The addition of a grave accent to the letter ⟨E⟩ is derived from Latin, where it was used with disambiguation purposes, e.g. in a word-final syllable to mark the word as an adverb (cōnstanter → constantèr).

è (“is”) (see Etymology 2 below), as opposed to e (“and”)

nè (“nor; neither”) (modern spelling: né), as opposed to ne (“from there; from/about/of this/these/that/those>”)

(obsolete) Used to disambiguate words ending in a stressed ⟨-e⟩, regardless of its pronunciation

perchè /perˈke/, (modern spelling: perché)

(archaic, now proscribed) Used to indicate a stressed word-final ⟨-e⟩, regardless of its pronunciation}

Used to indicate the letter ⟨e⟩ when pronounced as open /ɛ/


marks unpredictable stress assignment. Outside lexicography, it may be limited to final syllables.

distinguishes stressed /ɛ ɔ/ from /e o/.


a

a f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case A)

From Latin ā (the name of the letter A).

The first letter of the Italian alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.


B

B f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case b)

The second letter of the Italian alphabet, called bi and written in the Latin script.


C

C f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case c)

The third letter of the Italian alphabet, called ci and written in the Latin script.


D

D f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case d)

The fourth letter of the Italian alphabet, called di and written in the Latin script.


E

E f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case e)

The fifth letter of the Italian alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.


F

F f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case f)

The sixth letter of the Italian alphabet, called effe and written in the Latin script.


G

G f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case g)

The seventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called gi and written in the Latin script.


H

H f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case h)

The eighth letter of the Italian alphabet, called acca and written in the Latin script.


I

I f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case i)

phonemic realization when followed by a vowel in the same syllable

The ninth letter of the Italian alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.


J

J f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case j)

the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, called i lunga in Italian


K

K f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case k)

The eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet, called cappa or kappa in Italian


L

L f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case l)

The tenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called elle and written in the Latin script.


M

M f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case m)

The eleventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called emme and written in the Latin script.


N

N f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case n)

The twelfth letter of the Italian alphabet, called enne and written in the Latin script.


O

O f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case o)

The thirteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.


P

P f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case p)

The fourteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called pi and written in the Latin script.


Q

Q f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case q)

phonemic realization; almost always found before u, where it forms the pronunciation /kw/

The fifteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called cu and written in the Latin script.


R

R f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case r)

The sixteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called erre and written in the Latin script.


S

S f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case s)

phonemic realization, when followed by a voiceless consonant

phonemic realization, when followed by a voiced consonant

The seventeenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called esse and written in the Latin script.


T

T f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case t)

The eighteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called ti and written in the Latin script.


U

U f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case u)

The nineteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.


V

V f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case v)

The twentieth letter of the Italian alphabet, called vu or vi and written in the Latin script.


W

W f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case w)

the twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet, called doppia vu or vu doppia in Italian


Y

Y f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case y)

the twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet, called ipsilon, i greco or i greca in Italian


Z

Z f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case z)

The twenty-first letter of the Italian alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.


é

The addition of an acute accent to the letter ⟨E⟩ is derived from Latin, where it was used—as a less common alternative to the grave accent—with disambiguation purposes, e.g. in a word-final syllable to mark the word as an adverb (cōnstanter → constantér).


x

x f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case X)

The twenty-fourth letter of the Latin alphabet, called ics in Italian


ó

The letter ⟨o⟩ in a stressed final syllable when pronounced /o/.


î

The a conflation of a double letter ⟨i⟩ when pronounced as a single /i/, e.g. genî or genii ('geniuses', plural of genio) vs geni ('genes', plural of gene).


ò

The letter ⟨o⟩ in a stressed final syllable when pronounced /ɔ/.


ù

The letter ⟨u⟩ in a stressed final syllable.


ì

The letter ⟨i⟩ in a stressed final syllable.