ābece

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

1. 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

Pronunciation

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Noun

ābece m (5th declension)

1. 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