aabits

Estonian

Etymology

A borrowing from German Abc (alphabet, basics, fundamentals).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑˑb̥its/, [ˈɑˑb̥its]

Noun

aabits (genitive aabitsa, partitive aabitsat)

  1. primer (book)
  2. alphabet
    Kas lasteaias aabitsat ka juba õpitakse?
    Is the alphabet already taught in kindergartens?
    1. ABC book
  3. speller (book)

Declension

Synonyms

  • aabitsaraamat

Derived terms

Further reading

  • aabits in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), aabits”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)

Anagrams

  • abista, staabi
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