aakkoston
Aakkoston is the genitive form of aakkosto, a Finnish term for the alphabet or the set of letters and their conventional order used to write a language. In linguistics, education, and lexicography, aakkoston refers to both the collection of symbols that constitute a writing system and the rules for arranging those symbols in alphabetical order.
Etymology and scope: The word derives from aakkos- meaning "letter" combined with the suffix -sto, indicating
Finnish aakkosto: The modern Finnish alphabet consists of 29 letters: A through Z plus Å, Ä, and
Applications and usage: Aakkosto underpins literacy instruction, spelling rules, dictionary ordering, and data indexing. In computing
See also: Alphabet, Collation, Orthography, Finnish language.