ābece

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See also: abece, abecé, abecê, ābecē, ábécé, and á-bê-cê

Latgalian

Etymology

From the first three letters of the alphabet, ā +‎ be +‎ ce. Akin to Latvian ābece.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈàːbʲɛt͡sʲɛ]
Hyphenation: ā‧be‧ce

Noun

ābece m

primer

Declension

Declension of ābece (type 5 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	ābece	ābecis, ābeces¹⁾
genitive	ābecis, ābeces¹⁾	ābeču
dative	ābecei	ābecem, ābečom¹⁾
accusative	ābeci	ābecis, ābeces¹⁾
instrumental	ābeci	ābecem, ābečom¹⁾
locative	ābecē, ābecī¹⁾	ābecēs, ābečuos¹⁾
vocative	ābece, ābec	ābecis, ābeces¹⁾
¹⁾ dialectal

References

M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 347

Latvian

ābece on Latvian Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

ābece m (5th declension)

primer, ABC book (textbook formerly used to teach the alphabet)
bilžu ābece ― picture ABC book

gaiļa ābece ― a rooster ABC book (with a rooster on its cover)

mācīties ābeci ― to learn the ABC (alphabet)

Declension

Declension of ābece (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ābece	ābeces
accusative (akuzatīvs)	ābeci	ābeces
genitive (ģenitīvs)	ābeces	ābeču
dative (datīvs)	ābecei	ābecēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	ābeci	ābecēm
locative (lokatīvs)	ābecē	ābecēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	ābece	ābeces