cyrillization
/ˌsɪɹɪlɪˈzeɪʃən/
cyrillization is the alternative form of Cyrillization.
Noun capitalized: Cyrillization
Cyrillization (countable and uncountable, plural Cyrillizations)
- The transliteration of text into the Cyrillic alphabet.
- The adoption of the Cyrillic alphabet for a language's writing system.
- As far as I know, Cyrillization of Yiddish was never suggested by anyone.1998, Avraham Greenbaum, “Yiddish Language Politics in the Ukraine, 1930-1936”, in Dov-Ber Kerler, editor, Politics of Yiddish: Studies in Language, Literature & Society, Rowman Altamira, →ISBN, page...
Forms of cyrillization
| plural | Cyrillizations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Cyrillicization |
| alternative form | Cyrillisation |
| alternative form | cyrillization |
Origin of cyrillization
From Cyrillic + -ization.
Questions about cyrillization
- What does cyrillization mean?
- Cyrillization means the transliteration of text into the Cyrillic alphabet.
- What is cyrillization the alternative form of?
- Cyrillization is the alternative form of Cyrillization.
- What part of speech is cyrillization?
- Cyrillization is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cyrillization?
- Cyrillization is pronounced /ˌsɪɹɪlɪˈzeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of cyrillization?
- The plural of cyrillization is Cyrillizations.
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