"alfabet" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See alfabet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /alfabeːt/, [ɑl.fɑ.ˈbeːt] Forms: alfabetet [definite, singular], alfabet [indefinite, plural], alfabeter [indefinite, plural], alfabeta [definite, plural], alfabetene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos), from ἄλφα (álpha) and βῆτα (bêta), the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, from Phoenician and Classical Hebrew aleph (ox) and beth (house), so called because their shape resembled or represented these objects. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|LL.|alphabētum}} Late Latin alphabētum, {{der|nb|grc|ἀλφάβητος}} Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos)
  1. alphabet (an ordered set of letters used in a language) Tags: neuter Synonyms: bokstavrekke, skrift Derived forms: alfabetisk, alfabetisere, det internasjonale fonetiske alfabetet, morsealfabet Related terms: analfabet

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "form": "alfabetene",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
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        },
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        },
        {
          "word": "morsealfabet"
        }
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          "text": "Skal man lese må man kunne alfabetet.",
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        },
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        {
          "word": "analfabet"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bokstavrekke"
        },
        {
          "word": "skrift"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/alfabeːt/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɑl.fɑ.ˈbeːt]"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "word": "alfabetisere"
    },
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    },
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    }
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos), from ἄλφα (álpha) and βῆτα (bêta), the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, from Phoenician and Classical Hebrew aleph (ox) and beth (house), so called because their shape resembled or represented these objects.",
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      "form": "alfabetet",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "alfabet",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfabeter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfabeta",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfabetene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
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    }
  ],
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        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Late Latin",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 20 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
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          "text": "Skal man lese må man kunne alfabetet.",
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        },
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          "english": "The Latin and Cyrillic alphabet.",
          "text": "Det latinske og kyrilliske alfabetet.",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/alfabeːt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɑl.fɑ.ˈbeːt]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "bokstavrekke"
    },
    {
      "word": "skrift"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alfabet"
}

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