azbuka
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Slavic languages, especially using the Cyrillic script, cf. Russian азбука (ázbuka) (also Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian), from the first Old Church Slavonic letter names аз (az) and буки (búki) (cf. Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphabētos) = álpha + βῆτα (bēta) or Persian الف (alef) + الف (bâ)).
Noun [edit]
azbuka (uncountable)
- The Cyrillic alphabet
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: az‧bu‧ka
Noun [edit]
àzbuka f (Cyrillic spelling а̀збука)
- (uncountable) alphabet (based on the Cyrillic script)
Declension [edit]
declension of azbuka
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | azbuka |
| genitive | azbuke |
| dative | azbuci |
| accusative | azbuku |
| vocative | azbuko |
| locative | azbuci |
| instrumental | azbukom |
