Latin alphabet

noun

The 26-letter alphabet consisting of the following letters (presented in majuscule and minuscule pairs)

“A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z”

Meanings

nounLatin alphabet (plural Latin alphabets)

plural Latin alphabets

  1. The 26-letter alphabet consisting of the following letters (presented in majuscule and minuscule pairs)

    A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

  2. Any relatively minor variation of the 26-letter Latin alphabet.

    Synonyms: Latin script, Roman script, Roman alphabet, Latn

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny relatively minor variation of the 26-letter Latin alphabet.

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe

Broader
alphabetABCABC'sbicameral script

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Arabic كِتَابَة لَاتِينِيَّة, لَاتِينِيَّة
  • كِتَابَة لَاتِينِيَّة (kitāba lātīniyya)the 26-letter alphabet
  • لَاتِينِيَّة (lātīniyya)the 26-letter alphabet
  • رُومَانِيَّة (rūmāniyya)the 26-letter alphabet
Bulgarian лати́ница
  • лати́ница (latínica)the 26-letter alphabet
Catalan alfabet llatí
  • alfabet llatíthe 26-letter alphabet
Chinese Mandarin 拉丁字母, 羅馬字 /罗马字
  • 拉丁字母 (lādīng zìmǔ)the 26-letter alphabet
  • 羅馬字 /罗马字 (luómǎzì)the 26-letter alphabet
  • 羅馬字母 /罗马字母 (luómǎ zìmǔ)the 26-letter alphabet
Czech latinka
  • latinkathe 26-letter alphabet
Danish latinske alfabet
  • latinske alfabetthe 26-letter alphabet
Dutch Latijnse alfabet
  • Latijnse alfabetthe 26-letter alphabet
Esperanto latina alfabeto
  • latina alfabetothe 26-letter alphabet
Estonian Ladina tähestik
  • Ladina tähestikthe 26-letter alphabet
Finnish latinalaiset aakkoset
  • latinalaiset aakkosetthe 26-letter alphabet
French alphabet latin
  • alphabet latinthe 26-letter alphabet
German lateinisches Alphabet
  • lateinisches Alphabetthe 26-letter alphabet
Greek λατινικό αλφάβητο
  • λατινικό αλφάβητο (latinikó alfávito)the 26-letter alphabet
Hebrew אלפבית לטיני, כתב לטיני
  • אלפבית לטיני (alfabet latini)the 26-letter alphabet
  • כתב לטיני (Ktab Latini)the 26-letter alphabet
Hindi रोमन लिपि
  • रोमन लिपिthe 26-letter alphabet
Hungarian latin ábécé
  • latin ábécéthe 26-letter alphabet
Irish aibítir Laidineach, aibítir Rómhánach
  • aibítir Laidineachthe 26-letter alphabet
  • aibítir Rómhánachthe 26-letter alphabet
Italian alfabeto latino
  • alfabeto latinothe 26-letter alphabet
Japanese ローマ字, ラテン文字
  • ローマ字the 26-letter alphabet
  • ラテン文字 (raten moji)the 26-letter alphabet
Korean 로마 문자, 로마자
  • 로마 문자 (roma munja)the 26-letter alphabet
  • 로마자 (romaja)the 26-letter alphabet
Latin alphabetum latinum
  • alphabetum latinumthe 26-letter alphabet
Persian الفبای لاتین
  • الفبای لاتین (alefbâ-ye-lâtin)the 26-letter alphabet
Polish alfabet łaciński, łacinka
  • alfabet łacińskithe 26-letter alphabet
  • łacinkathe 26-letter alphabet
Portuguese alfabeto latino
  • alfabeto latinothe 26-letter alphabet
Romanian alfabet latin
  • alfabet latinthe 26-letter alphabet
Russian лати́ница, лати́нский алфави́т
  • лати́ница (latínica)the 26-letter alphabet
  • лати́нский алфави́т (latínskij alfavít)the 26-letter alphabet
Scottish Gaelic aibidil Ròmanach, aibidil Laideann
  • aibidil Ròmanachthe 26-letter alphabet
  • aibidil Laideannthe 26-letter alphabet
Slovak Latinská abeceda
  • Latinská abecedathe 26-letter alphabet
Spanish alfabeto latino
  • alfabeto latinothe 26-letter alphabet
Swedish latinska alfabetet
  • latinska alfabetetthe 26-letter alphabet
Turkish Latin alfabesi, Latin abecesi
  • Latin alfabesithe 26-letter alphabet
  • Latin abecesithe 26-letter alphabet
Ukrainian лати́нська абе́тка, лати́нка
  • лати́нська абе́тка (latýnsʹka abétka)the 26-letter alphabet
  • лати́нка (latýnka)the 26-letter alphabet
  • лати́ниця (latýnycja)the 26-letter alphabet
Vietnamese bảng chữ cái La-tinh
  • bảng chữ cái La-tinhthe 26-letter alphabet
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Chicago

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