Which European language has the longest alphabet?
The longest European alphabet is the Latin-derived Slovak alphabet, which has 46 letters.
How long is the Slovak alphabet?
46 letters
Alphabet. The Slovak alphabet is an extension of the Latin alphabet used for writing the Slovak language. It has 46 letters which makes it the longest Slavic and European alphabet.
What country has the longest alphabet?
Cambodian
The language with the most letters is Khmer (Cambodian), with 74 (including some without any current use).
What is the Slovak alphabet?
The Slovak alphabet uses several letters in addition to the 26 letters used in the English alphabet. These are á, ä, č, ď, é, í, ĺ, ľ, ň, ó, ô, ŕ, š, ť, ú, ý, ž. The letter combinations dz, dž, and ch are also considered as single letters, dz and dž is alphabetized after d and ch is alphabetized after h.
Which European countries use the alphabet?
Cyrillic script
| Cyrillic | |
|---|---|
| Child systems | Old Permic script |
| Sister systems | Latin alphabet Coptic alphabet Armenian alphabet |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Cyrl, 220 , Cyrillic Cyrs (Old Church Slavonic variant) |
How many letters of the Slovak alphabet are there?
The 46 letters of the Slovak alphabet are: The letters Q, W and X are only used in loanwords. Nowadays pronounced mostly as /ɛ/, except in formal speech and some central dialects.
Which country has the longest alphabet in Europe?
The longest European alphabet is Slovak alphabet. Slovak alphabet has 46 letters which makes it longest European alphabet. Response last updated by gtho4 on Sep 03 2018. Answer has 2 votes.
What is the longest word in Slovenian?
The longest word in Slovenian is said to be ‘ dialektičnomaterialističen’ which means “ dialectical materialistic “. It sounds a bit philosophical with its 26 letters… Another relevant (long) word in Slovenian is ‘ starocerkvenoslovanščina’. It is historically important as it designates the “Old Slavonic Church”.
What is the standard Slovak writing system?
The then-current (1840s) form of the central Slovak dialect was chosen as the standard. It uses the Latin script with small modifications that include the four diacritics (ˇ, ´, ¨, ˆ) placed above certain letters. After Hattala’s reform, the standardized orthography remained mostly unchanged.