The Latin alphabet
The Latin
alphabet is widely used in the world. B.C. Appeared in Rome in the
7th century AD as a branch of the Greek and Etruscan alphabets. It
was formed in the 1st century. The inscription was written from
right to left or from left to right (by brustrofedon) and the
direction was always changing. B.C. From the 4th century onwards,
writing was written only from left to right, with the first 20
letters. The alphabet The letters G, Y, and Z were introduced in
the 230s, the last two being derived from Greek words, and the use
of the letters J, U, W dates back to the Renaissance. In the Middle
Ages, the Latin alphabet spread to Europe and was used by the
peoples of Africa, America and Asia.
Letter symbols
based on the reading of Latin words were formed. There are 25
letters in the modern Latin alphabet. Vowel sounds are pronounced
long and short, due to which the meaning of words changes: līber -
independent, liber - book. The Latin alphabet has six monophthongs
(single vowels) - a, e, i, o, u, y, as well as two diphthongs
(double vowels) - au, eu. There are three digraphs (double digits)
- ae, oe, ue. Depending on the number of vowels, the order of the
word, the emphasis is on the word, and the syllables are divided on
this basis into closed (ending in a consonant) and open (ending in
a vowel or diphthong).