азбука

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Contents 1 Bulgarian 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Inflection 1.2.2 Synonyms 2 Russian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.2.2 Synonyms 3 Serbo-Croatian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 4 Ukrainian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Synonyms 4.3.2 Derived terms 4.3.3 Related terms 4.4 References

[edit] Bulgarian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'azbukə/

[edit] Noun

азбука f. (ázbuka)

1. alphabet

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[edit] Synonyms

• алфавит

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[edit] Russian

[edit] Etymology

From the names of the first two letters of the early Cyrillic alphabet, азъ (az) and буки (buki), “‘letter’”).

[edit] 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)

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

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

а̀збука f. (Roman spelling àzbuka)

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

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[edit] Ukrainian

[edit] 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.

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

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

азбука (ázbuka) f.

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

[edit] Synonyms

• абетка
• абетло (dialectic)
• алфавіт
• альфабет

[edit] Derived terms

• азбучний
• азбучна війна (historical, proper noun)

[edit] Related terms

• аз
• буква

[edit] References

• “азбука” in Etymolohichnyĭ Slovnyk Ukraïns′koï Movy (Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language), Mel′nychuk, O.S., 1982–2006.