# abc
## Translingual
### Symbol

abc
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ambala.

## Danish
### Alternative forms

* ABC

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abeseː/, [æb̥eˈseːˀ]

### Noun

abc c (singular definite abc'en, plural indefinite abc'er)
* ABC (a primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading; the rudiments of any subject)

#### Inflection
## Dutch
### Etymology

After the first three letters of the Latin alphabet.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aː.beːˈseː/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

abc n (uncountable)
* alphabet
    Synonym: alfabet

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.be.se/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

abc m (plural abc)
* ABC, basics, fundamentals, rudiments
    l’abc des mathématiques ― the rudiments of mathematics

### Anagrams

* bac

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English.

### Noun

abc m (invariable)
* ABC, alphabet
    Synonym: abbiccì

### Anagrams

* cab

## Middle English
### Noun

abc
* Alternative form of abece

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* ABC

### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑːbɛˈseː/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eː
* Hyphenation: a‧b‧c
* Homophone: ABC

#### Noun

abc f or m (definite singular abc-a or abc-en, indefinite plural abc-er, definite plural abc-ene)
* 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 Elephanton 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’erThe 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-enI 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 skrivebøkerwe had learned the letters and numbers, read our ABCs and filled out several exercise books
    Synonyms: abc-bok, stavebok
* (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 opdagetit 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 baisseit 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)
* 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
* (rare) alphabet (the set of letters used when writing in a language)

##### Usage notes

Most often capitalised, except for the inflected endings.

### Etymology 2

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

#### Adjective

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

##### Derived terms

* abc-barn
* abc-bok
* abc-krig
* abc-krigføring
* abc-offiser
* abc-område
* abc-vern
* abc-våpen
* billed-abc

### References

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

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* ABC

### Noun

abc f (definite singular abc-a, indefinite plural abc-er, definite plural abc-ene)
* ABC (often in book form)
* alphabet

#### Usage notes

Often capitalised, except for the inflected part.

### References

* “abc” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

From abecadło.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.bɛˈt͡sɛ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛ
* Syllabification: a‧b‧c

### Noun

abc n (indeclinable)
* 101 (basic knowledge)
    Synonyms: abecadło, alfabet, elementarz, podstawy

#### Derived terms

* abecadlny
* abecadłowy
* abecadłowo
* abecadlarz
* abecadlnik
* abecadło
* abecedariusz

### Further reading

* abc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* abc in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Noun

abc m (plural abcs)
* Alternative letter-case form of ABC

## Spanish
### Noun

abc m (plural abcs)
* Alternative form of abecé

### Further reading

* “abc”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10