Cyrillic
English
editEtymology
editFrom the name Cyril + -ic, from Medieval Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ρῐλλος (Kū́rillos), denoting Saint Cyril, who devised a predecessor to the Cyrillic script, the Glagolitic alphabet, and whose students later devised the Cyrillic script itself.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: Cy‧ril‧lic
Adjective
editCyrillic (not comparable)
- Denoting an alphabet devised for writing the Old Church Slavonic liturgical language, and its adaptations used for several languages of Eastern Europe and Asia; of or relating to this writing system.
Translations
editof or pertaining to Cyrillic
|
Proper noun
editCyrillic
- The Cyrillic alphabet or writing system.
- Russian is typically written in Cyrillic.
Synonyms
editTranslations
edita script or alphabet
|
See also
editCategories:
- English terms suffixed with -ic
- English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with usage examples
- English eponyms
- en:Alphabets