Abisselfa
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Abisselfa is a noun meaning (obsolete, colloquial, US, education) The letter A when it stands alone within a word, not forming part of a diphthong, etc.
Meaning
(obsolete, colloquial, US, education) The letter A when it stands alone within a word, not forming part of a diphthong, etc.
Example Sentences
It dawned upon me that abisselfa was an English translation of a-per-se-a, a-by-itself-a. So also e-by-itself-e became ebisselfe. Similarly ibisselfi, obisselfo, ubisselfu. This nomenclature was confined to the vowels as being the only letters that could stand by themselves.
Word Forms
- abisselfas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alpha, a-schwa, abbreviation, a-stem, abecedary, guna.
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