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alfabeto

/al.faˈbɛ.to/noun · masculineA2
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Meaning

alphabet

  • set of letters of a language
  • order of letters from A to Z

In a sentence

Studio l'alfabeto italiano ogni giorno.

I study the Italian alphabet every day.

Conosci tutto l'alfabeto greco?

Do you know the whole Greek alphabet?

Questo nome non è in ordine alfabetico.

This name is not in alphabetical order.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
alfabetomasculine · singular
alfabetimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Masculine noun: l'alfabeto, gli alfabeti.
  • Often used with italiano, inglese, latino.
  • In Italian, some foreign letters are less common in native words.
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