абецадло
Old Ruthenian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish abecadło, from Old Polish abiecadło, obiecadło, from Middle High German abecede, ultimately from Latin abecedārium. First attested in the early 17th century.[1] Compare Russian абеца́дло (abecádlo).
Noun
абецадло • (abecadlo) n inan
- alphabet (particularly Polish or Latin alphabet)
Descendants
- Ukrainian: абеца́дло (abecádlo) (dialectal)
References
- ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “абеца́дло”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 2: “MUk. абеца́дло (1627)”
Further reading
- ISUJa, vol. 1, page 2b: “абецадло”
- HSBM, vol. 1, page 56: “абецадло”
- SUM16‒17, vol. 1, page 65: “абецадло”
Russian
Alternative forms
- обеца́ло (obɛcálo)
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish abecadło (“alphabet”) of 18th century, from Old Polish obiecadło adapted with suffix -dło. From Middle High German abecede. From the first four letters of the Latin alphabet. Compare Latin abecedārium. Cognate with Ukrainian абеца́дло (abecádlo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐbɨˈt͡sadɫə] (phonetic respelling: абэца́дло)
Noun
абеца́дло • (abɛcádlo) n inan (genitive абеца́дла, uncountable)
- (historical) an adaptation of the Polish alphabet used periodically in Ukraine in the 17th-19th centuries.
- (historical) the musical alphabet
Declension
Declension of абеца́дло (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | абеца́дло abɛcádlo |
| genitive | абеца́дла abɛcádla |
| dative | абеца́длу abɛcádlu |
| accusative | абеца́дло abɛcádlo |
| instrumental | абеца́длом abɛcádlom |
| prepositional | абеца́дле abɛcádle |
Related terms
- абецеда́рий (abɛcedárij)
See also
References
- Anikin, A. E. (2007) “абецадло”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 69