How to Say "Alphabet" in Greek

αλφάβητο

alfávito/alˈfa.vi.to/neuter

The Greek word for "alphabet" is αλφάβητο (alfávito). It is also spelled αλφαβήτα (alfavíta).

Meaning: an ordered set of letters used in a language (noun)

Ways to say it

“alphabet” in Greek
Greek	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA	Note
αλφάβητο	alfávito	/alˈfa.vi.to/	neuter
αλφαβήτα	alfavíta		feminine, alternative form

The word refers to an ordered set of letters used in a language.

αλφάβητο is the standard neuter form, while αλφαβήτα is an alternative spelling. The latter is categorized as a feminine form.

The default neuter form αλφάβητο is used with the neuter article το (το αλφάβητο).

The word is pronounced /alˈfa.vi.to/ (alfávito). It has 4 syllables, and the stress is on the 2nd syllable.

The Greek alphabet was the first in history to include distinct symbols for vowels, a revolutionary change from previous scripts like Phoenician.
Certain letters in the αλφάβητο are used as numerals in Greece, meaning a letter can represent a number in mathematical or legal contexts.
The word βῆτα (beta), which forms half of the word, is the ancestor of the English word 'beta' used in software testing.

Πόσα γράμματα υπάρχουν στην αλφαβήτα;
How many letters are there in the alphabet?
This sentence is useful for asking how many letters are in the alphabet using the form αλφαβήτα.
Tatoeba #3116077 by Zeus, translation #67289 by CK
Το αγγλικό αλφάβητο έχει 26 γράμματα.
The English alphabet has 26 letters.
This sentence is useful for stating how many letters the English alphabet has using the form αλφάβητο.
Tatoeba #5544281 by Zeus, translation #26340 by CK
Δεν μπορώ ν' αναζητήσω αυτή τη λέξη στο λεξικό. Δε γνωρίζω το αραβικό αλφάβητο.
I cannot search this word in the dictionary. I don't know the Arabic alphabet.
This sentence is useful for explaining that one does not know the Arabic alphabet using the form αλφάβητο.
Tatoeba #3209714 by Zeus, translation #1688678 by Amastan
Θέλω να μάθω το αλφάβητο.
I want to learn the alphabet.
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A student asks a teacher about learning a new writing system.

Δημήτρης Dimitris

Ποιο αλφάβητο πρέπει να μάθω πρώτα;
Pio alfavito prepei na matho prota;
Which alphabet should I learn first?
Αναστασία Anastasia

Το ελληνικό αλφάβητο είναι πολύ όμορφο.
To elliniko alfavito einai poly omorfo.
The Greek alphabet is very beautiful.
Δημήτρης Dimitris

Είναι δύσκολο το αλφάβητο αυτό;
Einai dyskolo to alfavito afto;
Is this alphabet difficult?
Αναστασία Anastasia

Όχι, είναι αρκετά απλό.
Ochi, einai arketas aplo.
No, it is quite simple.

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