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Cyrillize

US/ˈsɪɹəɫ.aɪz/

Cyrillize verb: to transliterate something into the characters of the Cyrillic script.

Verb

Cyrillize (third-person singular simple present Cyrillizes, present participle Cyrillizing, simple past and past participle Cyrillized)

  1. (transitive) To transliterate something into the characters of the Cyrillic script.
    • The Latin letter L can be Cyrillized as Л.
    Synonyms:
    Cyrillicize

Synonyms of Cyrillize

Forms of Cyrillize

third-person singular presentCyrillizes
present participleCyrillizing
past participleCyrillized
pastCyrillized
alternative formCyrillise

Origin of Cyrillize

From Cyrill + -ize.

Questions about Cyrillize

What does Cyrillize mean?
Cyrillize means to transliterate something into the characters of the Cyrillic script.
What part of speech is Cyrillize?
Cyrillize is a verb.
How do you pronounce Cyrillize?
Cyrillize is pronounced /ˈsɪɹəɫ.aɪz/ (US).
What is the past tense of Cyrillize?
The past tense of Cyrillize is Cyrillized.

Words near Cyrillize in the dictionary

  1. Cyrillicizing
  2. Cyrillisation
  3. Cyrillisations
  4. cyrillization
  5. Cyrillizations
  6. Cyrillize
  7. Cyrilo-Methodian
  8. Cyrilomethodian
  9. cyrilovite
  10. cyriologic
  11. cyriological

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