abc

Abbreviation of English Ambala Ayta with c as a placeholder.

abc

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ambala Ayta.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ambala Ayta terms

• ABC

• IPA^(key): /abeseː/, [æb̥eˈseːˀ]

abc c (singular definite abc'en, plural indefinite abc'er)

1. ABC (a primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading; the rudiments of any subject)

After the first three letters of the Latin alphabet.

• IPA^(key): /aː.beːˈseː/

• Audio:

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abc n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. alphabet

   Synonym: alfabet

• IPA^(key): /a.be.se/

• Audio:

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France):

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• Homophones: abaissai, abaissé, abaissée, abaissées, abaissés, abaissez (one pronunciation)

abc m (invariable)

1. ABC, basics, fundamentals, rudiments

   l'abc des mathématiques ― the rudiments of mathematics

• bac

Borrowed from English.

abc m (invariable)

1. ABC, alphabet

   Synonym: abbiccì

• cab

abc

1. alternative form of abece

• ABC

The first three letters of the Norwegian alphabet, A, B and C.

• IPA^(key): /ɑːbɛˈseː/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eː
• Hyphenation: a‧b‧c
• Homophone: ABC

abc f or m (definite singular abc-a or abc-en, indefinite plural abc-er, definite plural abc-ene)

1. an ABC (a primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading and spelling)
   • 1909, Alexander L. Kielland, Breve til hans datter, page 144:

     paa bogstavet E stod i gamle tyske ABC’er 2 dyr: Esel og Elephant

     on the letter E stood in old German ABCs 2 animals: Donkey and Elephant

   • 1989, Ebba Haslund, Med vingehest i manesjen, page 50:

     Foreldreaksjonen mot samnorsk … oppfordret til retting av samnorskformene i skolebarnas ABC’er

     The parental reaction against Samnorsk… called for the correction of Samnorsk forms in school children's ABCs

   • 2004, Fredrik Skagen, En by som ingen ainnen:

     jeg kunne [lese] før jeg begynte i første klasse, og det var kjedelig å høre på når andre elever stotret seg gjennom avsnitt i ABC-en

     I could [read] before I started first grade, and it was boring to listen to other students stumble through sections of the ABC

   • 2008, Karsten Alnæs, Bakenfor alle farger:

     vi hadde lært bokstavene og tallene, lest vår ABC og fylt ut atskillige skrivebøker

     we had learned the letters and numbers, read our ABCs and filled out several exercise books

   Synonyms: abc-bok, stavebok

2. (figuratively) basic knowledge of a subject
   • 1911, Fredrik Viller, Gamle Friks diamant, page 66:

     det hører jo til en politimands ABC, at han bør mistænke alle, saalænge den skyldige ikke er opdaget

     it belongs to a policeman's ABC that he should suspect everyone, as long as the culprit is not discovered

   • 2006, Kjell Ola Dahl, Lindeman & Sachs, page 465:

     det er jo børsens ABC: Man selger i hausse og kjøper i baisse

     it is the stock exchange's ABC: You sell hausse and buy in baisse

   • 2008 July 18, askerfotball.no:

     «scoringen kom etter et angrep som var tatt rett ut av fotballens ABC» er en typisk setning i avisene

     "The score came after an attack that was taken straight out of football's ABC" is a typical phrase in the newspapers

   vitenskapens og politikkens abc

   the ABC's of science and politics

   kunne sin abc ― know your ABCs

   kunne mer enn sin abc ― know more than your ABCs (to understand many things)

3. a textbook that contains elementary knowledge within a topic or subject

   abc for førerprøven ― ABC for the driving test

   abc for matlaging ― ABC for cooking

   Synonyms: grunnbok, lærebok

4. (rare) alphabet (the set of letters used when writing in a language)

Most often capitalised, except for the inflected endings.

The first letter of each term; atom, biologisk and kjemisk, borrowed from English English atomic, biological and chemical.

abc

1. (weaponry) initialism of atom-, biologisk and kjemisk: ("atomic, biological and chemical") the three main categories of weapons of mass destruction.

• “abc” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abc” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

• ABC

abc f (definite singular abc-a, indefinite plural abc-er, definite plural abc-ene)

1. ABC (often in book form)
2. alphabet

Often capitalised, except for the inflected part.

• “abc” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From abecadło.

• IPA^(key): /a.bɛˈt͡sɛ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Syllabification: a‧b‧c

abc n (indeclinable)

1. 101 (basic knowledge)

   Synonyms: abecadło, alfabet, elementarz, podstawy

• “abc”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “abc”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

abc m (plural abcs)

1. alternative letter-case form of ABC

• “abc”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “abc”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

abc m (plural abcs)

1. alternative form of abecé

• “abc”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025