tähestik

Estonian

Etymology

From täht +‎ -stik, coined by Rudolf Kallas in 1881.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtæhestik/, [ˈtæɦestʲikˑ]
  • Rhymes: -æhestik
  • Hyphenation: tä‧hes‧tik

Noun

tähestik (genitive tähestiku, partitive tähestikku)

  1. alphabet

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  • tähestik in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “tähestik”, 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)
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