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== The classical Latin alphabet == | == The classical Latin alphabet == | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 14 January 2017
The classical Latin alphabet
The classical Latin alphabet has only 28 letters
The following table shows the Latin alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, with some examples in Latin:
| Letter | Pronunciation | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Aa | [a:] | Ac [ak]: and |
| Bb | [be] | Bellus : beautiful |
| Cc | ce | cesar Cesar |
| Dd | [de] | dos : two |
| Ee | [e] | Epistula : letter |
| Ff | [ef] | Facilis : easy |
| Gg | [ge] hard | Ego : i.me |
| Hh | [ha:] | Hospitis : host |
| Ii | [i:] | Iam : already |
| Kk | [ka:] | Kalo : proclaim |
| Ll | [el] | Laetus : joyful,glad |
| Mm | [em] | Māgnus : great |
| Nn | [en] | Nātus : son |
| Oo | [o:] | Oculus : eye |
| Pp | [pe] | Puella [pu'el.la] : girl |
| [ku:] | Aqua : water | |
| Rr | [er] trilled | Recēns : fresh |
| Ss | [es] | Sacer : holy |
| Tt | [te] | Tener : young |
| Vv | [we] | Verbum [wer'bum] : word |
| Xx | [iks] | Ex : out of |
| Yy | [i:greca] | Yarda : yard |
| Zz | [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.