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Cyrillic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From the name Cyril + -ic, from Medieval Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ρῐλλος (Kū́rĭllos), denoting Saint Cyril, who devised a predecessor to the Cyrillic script, the Glagolitic alphabet, and whose students later devised the Cyrillic script itself.

Meanings

1. (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.

Coordinates

poluustav · ustav

Deriveds

Cyrillic numerals · Cyrillic numeral

Translations (46)

fr cyrillique (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · pt cirílico (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · lt kirilica (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · it cirillico (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · ro chirilic (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · ja キリル (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · el κυριλλικός (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · sv kyrillisk (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · ru а́збучный (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · da kyrillisk (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · is kyrillískur (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · ga Coireallach (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · he קירילית (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · uk кирили́чний (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · bg ки́рилски (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · de kyrillisch (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · sk cyrilika (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · sh ćirìličkī (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · ru кирилли́ческий (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · ko 키릴 (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · uk а́збучний (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · cmn 基里爾 (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · cs cyrilice (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · mk кири́личен (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · es cirílico (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · eo cirila (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · fi kyrillinen (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · no kyrillisk (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · ar سِرِيلِيّ (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · ca ciríl·lic (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · gl cirílico (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · sh ćìrilskī (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · mn ᠻᠢᠷᠢᠯ (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · mn кирилл (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · hu cirill (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · nl cyrillisch (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · se kyrillalaš (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · lad sirilik (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · mk ки́рилски (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · cmn 西里爾 (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · be кірылі́чны (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · pl cyrylicki (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · ia cyrillic (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · gv Kyrillagh (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · vi Kirin (of or pertaining to Cyrillic) · eu ziriliko (of or pertaining to Cyrillic)

wikipedia: Saints Cyril and Methodius

Cyrillic en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From the name Cyril + -ic, from Medieval Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ρῐλλος (Kū́rĭllos), denoting Saint Cyril, who devised a predecessor to the Cyrillic script, the Glagolitic alphabet, and whose students later devised the Cyrillic script itself.

Meanings

1. The Cyrillic alphabet or writing system.
   • This is Yugoslavia: 24 million people of 24 ethnic groups and three major religions, writing in both the Latin alphabet and Cyrillic, divided into six republics—six bows drawn tight. 1990 August, Kenneth C. Danforth, “Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, pages 102-103:
   • Hidden behind a Cyrillic veil of mystery, it’s one of the harder languages to master, so much so that even many Russians speak it incorrectly. 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022:
   • Russian is typically written in Cyrillic.

Synonyms

Cyrillic script

Translations (82)

el κυριλλιακόν (a script or alphabet) · sh ћирѝлица (a script or alphabet) · is kyrillískur (a script or alphabet) · vi chữ Kirin (a script or alphabet) · tr Kiril alfabesi (a script or alphabet) · th ซีริลลิก (a script or alphabet) · gv Kyrillagh (a script or alphabet) · ca ciríl·lic (a script or alphabet) · es cirílico (a script or alphabet) · fr cyrillique (a script or alphabet) · uz kirillitsa (a script or alphabet) · hi सिरिलिक (a script or alphabet) · fa الفبای سیریلیک (a script or alphabet) · sh azbuka (a script or alphabet) · tr Kiril (a script or alphabet) · af cyrilliese alfabet (a script or alphabet) · ja キリル (a script or alphabet) · uk кири́лиця (a script or alphabet) · ko 키릴 (a script or alphabet) · sl cirilica (a script or alphabet) · ia cyrillico (a script or alphabet) · bg ки́рилица (a script or alphabet) · ug кириллица (a script or alphabet) · mk а́збука (a script or alphabet) · mn кирил (a script or alphabet) · pt cirílico (a script or alphabet) · th อักษรซีริลลิก (a script or alphabet) · kk кириллица (a script or alphabet) · sv kyrilliska (a script or alphabet) · rue а́збука (a script or alphabet) · el κυριλλικό αλφάβητο (a script or alphabet) · cmn 西里尔字母 (a script or alphabet) · dz ཆི་རི་ལི་ཚ (a script or alphabet) · de Kyrillisch (a script or alphabet) · lt kirilica (a script or alphabet) · be а́збука (a script or alphabet) · ar أَبْجَدِيَّة سِرِيلِيَّة (a script or alphabet) · lv kirilica (a script or alphabet) · fi kyrillinen kirjaimisto (a script or alphabet) · ja キリル文字 (a script or alphabet) · tg алифбои кирилликӣ (a script or alphabet) · mn кирил үсэг (a script or alphabet) · ko 키릴 문자 (a script or alphabet) · nl cyrillisch (a script or alphabet) · sk cyrilika (a script or alphabet) · hy կիրիլիցա (a script or alphabet) · ro alfabet chirilic (a script or alphabet) · gl cirílico (a script or alphabet) · ar أَبْجَدِيَّة كِيرِيلِيَّة (a script or alphabet) · bg ки́рилска а́збука (a script or alphabet) · rue кірі́ліця (a script or alphabet) · tt кириллица (a script or alphabet) · ru а́збука (a script or alphabet) · az Kiril əlifbası (a script or alphabet) · he קירילית (a script or alphabet) · cs cyrilice (a script or alphabet) · fa سیریلیک (a script or alphabet) · et kirillitsa (a script or alphabet) · ka კირილიცა (a script or alphabet) · mn кирилл (a script or alphabet) · ug كىرىللىتسا (a script or alphabet) · cmn 西里爾字母 (a script or alphabet) · ru кири́ллица (a script or alphabet) · be кіры́ліца (a script or alphabet) · eu ziriliko (a script or alphabet) · it cirillico (a script or alphabet) · ar سِرِيلِيَّة (a script or alphabet) · cmn 基里爾字母 (a script or alphabet) · mk кири́лица (a script or alphabet) · hu cirill ábécé (a script or alphabet) · pl cyrylica (a script or alphabet) · sh ćirìlica (a script or alphabet) · uk а́збука (a script or alphabet) · cu кѵрїлловица (a script or alphabet) · ky кириллица (a script or alphabet) · tg кирилликӣ (a script or alphabet) · mi hiririki (a script or alphabet) · ga aibítir Choireallach (a script or alphabet) · sh азбука (a script or alphabet) · hu cirill (a script or alphabet) · cmn 西里爾 (a script or alphabet) · ar كِيرِيلِيَّة (a script or alphabet)

wikipedia: Saints Cyril and Methodius