азбука

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Bulgarian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈazbukə/

Noun [edit]

азбука f (ázbuka)

  1. alphabet

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Russian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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 [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈazbʊkə/

Noun [edit]

азбука (ázbuka) f

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

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Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Pronunciation [edit]

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

Noun [edit]

а̀збука f (Latin spelling àzbuka)

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

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Ukrainian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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).

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Noun [edit]

азбука  (ázbuka) f

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

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