азбука

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈazbukə/

Noun

азбука f (ázbuka)

1. alphabet

Inflection

inflection of азбука

	singular	plural
indefinite	азбука	азбуки
definite	азбуката	азбуките
vocative form	азбуко	азбуки

Synonyms

• алфавит

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic азъбукы (azъbuky), Borrowing from Old Church Slavonic азъбоукы (azŭbuky), from the names of the first two letters of the Cyrillic alphabet, азъ (azъ) +‎ боукы (buky), a calque of Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphabētos).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈazbʊkə/

Noun

азбука (ázbuka) f

1. alphabet

   • азбука Морзе — Morse code
   • азбука Брайля — Braille
   • слоговая азбука — syllabary

2. ABC book, abecedary; primer
3. ABC (the rudiments of any subject)

Declension

    declension of азбука

	singular	plural
nominative	а́збука	а́збуки
genitive	а́збуки	а́збук
dative	а́збуке	а́збукам
accusative	а́збуку	а́збуки
instrumental	а́збукой, а́збукою	а́збуками
prepositional	а́збуке	а́збуках

Synonyms

• (alphabet): алфавит
• (ABC book): букварь
• (the rudiments of any subject): основы, азы

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From initial names of the first letters of Cyrillic alphabet, az (а) and buki (б).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ǎzbuka/
• Hyphenation: аз‧бу‧ка

Noun

а̀збука f (Latin spelling àzbuka)

1. (uncountable) alphabet (based on the Cyrillic script)

Declension

    declension of азбука

	singular
nominative	азбука
genitive	азбуке
dative	азбуци
accusative	азбуку
vocative	азбуко
locative	азбуци
instrumental	азбуком

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Created in Old East Slavic following азъбукы (azъbuky), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic азъбоукы (azŭbuky), formed from the names of the first two letters in the Cyrillic alphabet, азъ (azŭ) + боукы (buky), following the example of Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphabētos).

Attested 1627, compare язъбука (jazъbuka) (17–18th century).

Pronunciation

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Noun

азбука • (ázbuka) f

1. (dated) Alphabet (an ordered set of letters used in a language), especially the old Cyrillic alphabet.

Synonyms

• абетка
• абетло (dialectic)
• алфавіт
• альфабет

Derived terms

• азбучний
• азбучна війна (historical, proper noun)

Related terms

• аз
• буква

References

• “азбука” in Etymolohichnyĭ Slovnyk Ukraïnsʼkoï Movy (Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language), O.S. Melʼnychuk, 1982–2006.