analfabeto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /analfaˈbeto/
• Hyphenation: a‧nal‧fa‧be‧to
• Rhymes: -eto

Noun

analfabeto (accusative singular analfabeton, plural analfabetoj, accusative plural analfabetojn)

1. illiterate person

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αλφαβήτα (alphabḗta, “alphabet”).

Adjective

analfabeto m (feminine singular analfabeta, masculine plural analfabetos, feminine plural analfabetas, comparable)

1. not or little instructed in letters; no or little able to read; illiterate; unlettered.
2. ignorant; referring to a person lacking knowledge in general or in a specific subject

See also

• analfabetismo
• analfabeto funcional

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αλφαβήτα (alphabḗta, “alphabet”).

Adjective

analfabeto (feminine singular analfabeta, masculine plural analfabetos, feminine plural analfabetas)

1. unlettered, illiterate

Noun

analfabeto m (plural analfabetos, feminine analfabeta, feminine plural analfabetas)

1. illiterate person