azbuka

English

Etymology

From Slavic languages, especially using the Cyrillic script, compare Russian а́збука (ázbuka) (also Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian), from the first Old Church Slavonic letter names аз (az) and буки (búki) (compare Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) = ἄλφα (álpha) + βῆτα (bêta) or Persian الف (alef) + باء (bâ')), from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, *buky.

Noun

azbuka

  1. The Cyrillic alphabet.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From initial names of the first letters of Cyrillic alphabet, az (а) and buki (б).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎzbuka/
  • Hyphenation: az‧bu‧ka

Noun

àzbuka f (Cyrillic spelling а̀збука)

  1. (uncountable) alphabet (based on the Cyrillic script)

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Russian а́збука (ázbuka).

Noun

azbuka f (genitive singular azbuky, nominative plural azbuky, genitive plural azbúk, declension pattern of žena)

  1. the Cyrillic alphabet

Declension

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