The Latin Alphabet
| Litteræ Latinæ Latin Letters | Nomina Litterarum Latinarum Names of the Latin Letters | Nomina in API Notatione Letter Names in IPA Notation with Audio | Exempla Phonetica Nominum Phonetic Examples of the Letter Names |
|---|---|---|---|
A a | ā | ave | |
B b | bē | bēchion | |
C c | cē | cœlum | |
D d | dē | dē | |
E e | ē | ē terra | |
F f | ef | Effétus* | |
G g | gē | gēum | |
H h | hā | hāc | |
I i | ī | ī piscátum | |
J j | ī caudātā | - | |
K k | kā | Cācus1 | |
L l | el | elephántus | |
M m | em | em | |
N n | en | encōmium | |
O o | ō | O Sānctíssima | |
P p | pē | pējor | |
Q q | qū | arquūs2 | |
R r | er | error | |
S s | es | es | |
T t | tē | tē | |
U u | ū | ūva | |
V v | vū | cavus* | |
W w | wū | Wūhanénsis | |
X x | ix | Ixor | |
Y y | Ūpsīlon | Ύψιλον | |
ī Græca | - | ||
Z z | zēta | ζῆτα |
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Notes
The audio files for this chart were produced using the IPA Reader using the Italian voices “Carla” and Giorgio”.
Examples marked with a an asterisk (*) are approximate examples.
1 There are no examples of “kā” in Lewis & Short; however, “cā” is phonetically identical.
2 4th declension nominative & accusative plural.