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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

alphabetise en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) Proto-Semitic *bayt- Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)der. Classical Latin alphabētumbor. Middle English alphabete English alphabet English -ise English alphabetise From alphabet + -ise.

Meanings

  1. (UK, alt-of, nonstandard) Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
alphabetised Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
alphabetised Tense=Past lexicographic
alphabetising Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
alphabetises Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

alphabetisation · realphabetise · alphabetiser