Cyrillic
Syllables: Cy·ril·lic/sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/
Cyrillic adjective: 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.
Adjective
Cyrillic (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.
Proper noun
Cyrillic
- The Cyrillic alphabet or writing system.
- Russian is typically written in Cyrillic.
- 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
- Synonyms:
- Cyrillic script
Cyrillic meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Thai
Cyrillic in Hindi
- a script or alphabet
- सिरिलिक sirilik
Cyrillic in Arabic
- of or pertaining to Cyrillic
- سِرِيلِيّ sirīliyy
- a script or alphabet
- كِيرِيلِيَّة kīrīliyya, سِرِيلِيَّة sirīliyya, أَبْجَدِيَّة كِيرِيلِيَّة ʔabjadiyya kīrīliyya, أَبْجَدِيَّة سِرِيلِيَّة ʔabjadiyya sirīliyya
Cyrillic in Persian
- a script or alphabet
- سیریلیک sirilik, الفبای سیریلیک alefbâ-ye sirilik
Cyrillic in Thai
- a script or alphabet
- อักษรซีริลลิก àk-sɔ̌ɔn sii-ril-lìk, ซีริลลิก sii-ril-lìk
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- Cyrillic in Vietnamese
- Kirin, chữ Kirin
- Dzongkha
- ཆི་རི་ལི་ཚ chi ri li tsha
Synonyms of Cyrillic
- Cyrillic script
Origin of Cyrillic
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.
Words formed from Cyrillic
Phrases with Cyrillic
Questions about Cyrillic
- What does Cyrillic mean?
- Cyrillic means 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.
- What is Cyrillic in Hindi?
- Cyrillic in Hindi is सिरिलिक (sirilik). See Cyrillic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Cyrillic?
- Cyrillic can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Cyrillic?
- Cyrillic is pronounced /sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/.
Words near Cyrillic in the dictionary
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