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<div class="pg_page_title"> '''Latin alphabet, also called Roman alphabet'''</div>
<div class="pg_page_title"> '''Latin alphabet, also called Roman alphabet'''</div>Latin alphabet, also called Roman alphabet, was borrowed in very early times from a Greek alphabet and in  classical period has '''23''' letters,  
 
== '''English''' ==
Latin alphabet, also called Roman alphabet, was borrowed in very early times from a Greek alphabet and in  classical period has '''23''' letters,  


of which '''3''' are rare ('''k - y - z'''),  which are found in words of '''Greek origin'''. Initially it consisted of capital letters only, and the small letters  
of which '''3''' are rare ('''k - y - z'''),  which are found in words of '''Greek origin'''. Initially it consisted of capital letters only, and the small letters  
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All the letters are pronounced.  
All the letters are pronounced.  


== '''Français''' ==
Latin Alphabet contains 23 Letters. J (iota), W (ve dobre) are only in loanwords, V (ve) is no longer in Latin Alphabet, Because abolished in since 1974.
 
L'alphabet latin a été emprunté très tôt un alphabet grec et à l'époque classique compte '''23''' lettres, dont '''3''' rares '''(k - y - z)''',
 
que l'on trouve dans les mots '''d'origine grecque'''. Développé à partir de l'alphabet étrusque à un moment donné avant 600
 
avant notre ère, il est retracé à travers des étrusques, qui ils l'ont empruntés des Grecs. Initialement, il se composait uniquement
 
de lettres majuscules, et les minuscules avec lesquelles nous sommes familiers, ces lettres n'ayant été introduites qu'à la Renaissance.
 
Le latin distingue les voyelles longues ('''ā, ē , ī , ō , ū)''' et les voyelles brèves '''(ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ)''', qui toutefois ne sont généralement pas notées dans les textes.
 
== '''Ελληνικά''' ==
Το λατινικό αλφάβητο δανείστηκε πολύ νωρίς το ελληνικό αλφάβητο και στην κλασική εποχή έχει '''23''' γράμματα,
 
εκ των οποίων τα '''3''' είναι σπάνια ('''k - y - z'''), τα οποία βρίσκονται σε λέξεις '''ελληνικής προέλευσης'''.
 
Αρχικά, αποτελούνταν μόνο από κεφαλαία γράμματα, η δε πεζή γραφή την οποία γνωρίζουμε δημιουργήθηκε στα τέλη του 8ου μ.Χ αι.    
 
== '''Latin alphabet''' ==
Latin Alphabet contains 23 Letters
J (iota), W (ve dobre) are only in loanwords, V (ve) is no longer in Latin Alphabet, Because abolished in since 1974.
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==Sources==
https://mylanguages.org


==Videos==
==Videos==

Revision as of 15:38, 5 February 2024

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Latin alphabet, also called Roman alphabet

Latin alphabet, also called Roman alphabet, was borrowed in very early times from a Greek alphabet and in  classical period has 23 letters,

of which 3 are rare (k - y - z), which are found in words of Greek origin. Initially it consisted of capital letters only, and the small letters

with which we are familiar did not come into general use until the close of the eighth century A.D.

Latin distinguishes between long vowels (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and short vowels (ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ), which however are not generally noted in the texts.

All the letters are pronounced.

Latin Alphabet contains 23 Letters. J (iota), W (ve dobre) are only in loanwords, V (ve) is no longer in Latin Alphabet, Because abolished in since 1974.

Latin alphabet Pronunciation Exemples Modern equivalences
A - ă and ā [a] bref- short

[a] long

damus : nous donnons - we give as in father -  âtre
B - b [b] bonus : bon / good as in bishop
C- c [k] toujours dur- still hard  cepi : j'ai pris / i took

Cicero, Cicéron / Cicero

képi - as in cat
D - d [d] dare : donner / give as in David
E - ĕ and ē [é] bref and [é] long habere : avoir / to have aimer - as in hey
F - f [f] fabula : fable as in freedom
G - g [g] toujours dur- still hard  magis : plus / more Garde / as in God
H - h [h] homo : homme / man honneur / as in holy
I - ĭ and  ī [i] bref - short

[i] long

[y] consonne / consonant

littera : lettre / letter

audire : entendre / hear

iam : déjà / already

fini / as in antique

pie

yeux

K - k (rare) [k] Kalendae : Calendes calendrier / as in king
L - l [l] lux : lumière / light as in love
M - m [m] mater : mère / mother as in Mary
N - n [n] nox : nuit / night as in nun
O - ŏ and ō [o] bref

[o] long

inopia : misère / misery

copia : abondance / abundance

Encore / as in over

faute

P - p [p] pater : père / father as in pope
Q(u) - q(u) [kw] qualis : quel / what as in queen
R - r [r] rex : roi / king as in Roma
S - s [s] still hard  - toujours dur causa : cause / casse / as in see
T - t [t] natio : nation / tiare / as in tree
V - ŭ and ū [ou] bref

[ou] long

[w] consonne

dominus : maître / master

ius : droit / law

uotum, vœu / wish

loup / as in wind

court

as in  water

X - x [ks] extra : au-dehors / without extérieur / as in wax
Y - y (rare) [u] hypocrita : mime nul / as in yard
Z - z (rare) [z] zephyrus : zéphyr / zephyr as in maze
Latin Unused J - j Only in loanwords
V - v Consonantal U, now is not used in 1974
W - w Only in loanwords.
Diphtongues
-ae- [aï] aequus : uni, égal / united, equal as in aisle / aie
-au- [aw] audire : entendre / hear as in house
-eu- [eou] neuter :  aucun des deux / neither of the two as in seu
-oe- [oï] poena, châtiment / punishment as in oyster

Videos

The Latin Alphabet - Consonant Pronunciation - YouTube

Basic English Grammar For Learning Latin Part I - YouTube

LEARN LATIN FROM SCRATCH 🏛️ Fundamental grammar ‹ Latin ...

Ruddiman 001 - Rudiments of Latin Grammar - The Letters Learn ...

Other Lessons

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