Context
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c. 100 BCE - 400 CE
Classical Latin Alphabet
Classical Latin employs a 23-letter alphabet descended from Old Italic forms. Distinctive features include vowel length contrast (marked orthographically only in scholarly contexts) and the consonantal use of I and V for /j/ and /w/. The repertoire predates the later Medieval additions J, U, and W.
Total Letters:23
Base Letters:23
Letters
Letters organized by type. Data is sourced from the `letters` table with `alphabet_id` filter; mock fixtures ensure layout when Supabase is offline.
Base Letters
23 lettersFundamental letters without diacritical marks
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a
A
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b
B
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c
C
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d
D
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e
E
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f
F
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g
G
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h
H
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i
I (vowel or consonant I)
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k
K
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l
L
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m
M
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n
N
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o
O
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p
P
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q
Q
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r
R
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s
S
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t
T
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v
V (consonant / vowel U)
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x
X
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y
Y (Greek upsilon)
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z
Z (Greek zeta)