алфавита

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) + βῆτα (bêta). Maybe Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton) or Russian алфави́та (alfavíta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐɫfɐˈvitɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

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• Rhymes: -itɐ
• Syllabification^(key): ал‧фа‧ви‧та

Noun

алфави́та • (alfavíta) f

1. (archaic) alphabet

   Synonyms: алфави́т (alfavít), а́збука (ázbuka) (usual term)

Declension

Declension of алфави́та

	singular	plural
indefinite	алфави́та alfavíta	алфави́ти alfavíti
definite	алфави́тата alfavítata	алфави́тите alfavítite

References

• “алфавита”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “алфавита”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐɫfɐˈvʲitə]
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): [ɐɫˈfavʲɪtə]

Noun

алфави́та • (alfavíta) m inan

1. genitive singular of алфави́т (alfavít)

Noun

алфа́вита • (alfávita) m inan

1. genitive singular of алфа́вит (alfávit)