analphabet
English
/ænˈælfəbɛt/, /ˌæˈnælfəbɛt/
noun
Definitions
- A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.
Etymology
Derived from Latin analphabetus derived from Ancient Greek ἀναλφάβητος (illiterate) prefix from English alphabet.
Origin
English
alphabet
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Greek alphabet English
- alphabet English
- alphabetarian English
- alphabeted English
- alphabetic English
- alphabetiform English
- alphabetise English
- alphabetism English
- alphabetitis English
- alphabetize English
- alphabetlike English
- analphabete English
- multialphabet English
- semi-alphabet English
- alphabētum Latin
- analphabetus Latin
- alfabeta Italian
- alfabeto Italian
- analfabeta Italian
- analfabetismo Italian
- semianalfabeta Italian
- analphabète French
- analfabetismo Spanish, Castilian
- analfabeto Spanish, Castilian
- ἀν- Ancient Greek
- ἀναλφάβητος Ancient Greek
- analfabetismo Portuguese
- analfabeto Portuguese
- semianalfabeto Portuguese
- アルファベット Japanese
- alphabete Middle English
- analfabet Danish
- alfabet Malay
- alfabeti Swahili
- aļbapeet Marshallese
- alphabeto Interlingua