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== The classical Latin alphabet == | == The classical Latin alphabet == | ||
The classical Latin alphabet has only | The classical Latin alphabet has only 23 letters, and upper cases. | ||
The following table shows the Latin alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, with some examples in Latin: | The following table shows the Latin alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, with some examples in Latin: | ||
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!Examples | !Examples | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |A | ||
|[a:] | |[a:] | ||
|Ac [ak]: and | |Ac [ak]: and | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |B | ||
|[be] | |[be] | ||
|Bellus : beautiful | |Bellus : beautiful | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |C | ||
|ce | |[ce] | ||
|cesar Cesar | |cesar Cesar | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |D | ||
|[de] | |[de] | ||
|dos : two | |dos : two | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |E | ||
|[e] | |[e] | ||
|Epistula : letter | |Epistula : letter | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |F | ||
|[ef] | |[ef] | ||
|Facilis : easy | |Facilis : easy | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |G | ||
|[ge] hard | |[ge] hard | ||
|Ego : i.me | |Ego : i.me | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |H | ||
|[ha:] | |[ha:] | ||
|Hospitis : host | |Hospitis : host | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |I | ||
|[i:] | |[i:] | ||
|Iam : already | |Iam : already | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |K | ||
|[ka:] | |[ka:] | ||
|Kalo : proclaim | |Kalo : proclaim | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |L | ||
|[el] | |[el] | ||
|Laetus : joyful,glad | |Laetus : joyful,glad | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |M | ||
|[em] | |[em] | ||
|Māgnus : great | |Māgnus : great | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |N | ||
|[en] | |[en] | ||
|Nātus : son | |Nātus : son | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |O | ||
|[o:] | |[o:] | ||
|Oculus : eye | |Oculus : eye | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |P | ||
|[pe] | |[pe] | ||
|Puella [pu'el.la] : girl | |Puella [pu'el.la] : girl | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Q | ||
|[ku:] | |[ku:] | ||
|Aqua : water | |Aqua : water | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |R | ||
|[er] trilled | |[er] trilled | ||
|Recēns : fresh | |Recēns : fresh | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |S | ||
|[es] | |[es] | ||
|Sacer : holy | |Sacer : holy | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |T | ||
|[te] | |[te] | ||
|Tener : young | |Tener : young | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |V | ||
|[we] | |[we] | ||
|Verbum [wer'bum] : word | |Verbum [wer'bum] : word | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |X | ||
|[iks] | |[iks] | ||
|Ex : out of | |Ex : out of | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Y | ||
|[i:greca] | |[i:greca] | ||
|Yarda : yard | |Yarda : yard | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Z | ||
|[ze:ta] | |[ze:ta] | ||
|Zebra : zebra | |Zebra : zebra | ||
Revision as of 06:01, 15 June 2017
The classical Latin alphabet
The classical Latin alphabet has only 23 letters, and upper cases.
The following table shows the Latin alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, with some examples in Latin:
| Letter | Pronunciation | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| A | [a:] | Ac [ak]: and |
| B | [be] | Bellus : beautiful |
| C | [ce] | cesar Cesar |
| D | [de] | dos : two |
| E | [e] | Epistula : letter |
| F | [ef] | Facilis : easy |
| G | [ge] hard | Ego : i.me |
| H | [ha:] | Hospitis : host |
| I | [i:] | Iam : already |
| K | [ka:] | Kalo : proclaim |
| L | [el] | Laetus : joyful,glad |
| M | [em] | Māgnus : great |
| N | [en] | Nātus : son |
| O | [o:] | Oculus : eye |
| P | [pe] | Puella [pu'el.la] : girl |
| Q | [ku:] | Aqua : water |
| R | [er] trilled | Recēns : fresh |
| S | [es] | Sacer : holy |
| T | [te] | Tener : young |
| V | [we] | Verbum [wer'bum] : word |
| X | [iks] | Ex : out of |
| Y | [i:greca] | Yarda : yard |
| Z | [ze:ta] | Zebra : zebra |
NB : Latin is a phonetic language so the word sounds exactly like how it's written and every letters in a word is sounded.