Cyrillic

Speech parts

1. Cyrillic - Noun

2. Cyrillic - Adjective

3. Cyrillic - Proper noun

Meaning

an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages)

relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Cyrillic alphabet cyrillic script greek russian german hebrew roman arabic latin english phoenician rune gamma alphabet cuneiform
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Hypernyms

alphabet bicameral script

Phrases with the word

Cyrillic numeral cyrillic script Cyrillic letters Cyrillic writing Cyrillic script system

Examples

Cyrillic writing Source: Internet

All in all, this makes Serbo-Croatian the only Slavic language to officially use both the Latin and Cyrillic scripts, albeit the Latin version is more commonly used. Source: Internet

After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, some of the former republics officially shifted from Cyrillic to Latin. Source: Internet

Although Cyrillic is taught in Bosnia, most Bosnians, especially non-Serbs ( Bosniaks and Croats ), favor Latin. Source: Internet

Aušra was printed in Latin characters banned under Russian law, which mandated the Cyrillic alphabet for printing Lithuanian. Source: Internet

Aleut was written in the Cyrillic script beginning in 1829. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Cyrilla racemiflora cyrillaceous Cyrilliaceae Cyrillic alphabet Cyrillic Methodology Cyrillic numeral