азбука

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈazbukə/

Noun

а́збука • (ázbuka) f

1. alphabet

Synonyms

• алфавит (alfavit)

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Macedonian

Noun

азбука • (azbuka) f

1. alphabet

Inflection

Declension of азбука

	singular	plural
indefinite	азбука	азбуки
definite unspecified	азбуката	азбуките
definite proximal	азбукава	азбукиве
definite distal	азбукана	азбукине
vocative	азбуко	азбуки

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic азъбукы (azŭbuky); borrowed from Old Church Slavonic азъбоукꙑ (azŭbuky), from the names of the first two letters of the Cyrillic alphabet, азъ (azŭ) +‎ боукꙑ (buky), a calque of ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈazbʊkə]

• Audio:

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Noun

а́збука • (ázbuka) f inan (genitive а́збуки, nominative plural а́збуки, genitive plural а́збук)

1. alphabet

   а́збука Мо́рзе ― ázbuka Mórzɛ ― Morse code

   а́збука Бра́йля ― ázbuka Brájlja ― Braille

   слогова́я а́збука ― slogovája ázbuka ― syllabary

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

Declension

Declension of а́збука (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	а́збука ázbuka	а́збуки ázbuki
genitive	а́збуки ázbuki	а́збук ázbuk
dative	а́збуке ázbuke	а́збукам ázbukam
accusative	а́збуку ázbuku	а́збуки ázbuki
instrumental	а́збукой, а́збукою ázbukoj, ázbukoju	а́збуками ázbukami
prepositional	а́збуке ázbuke	а́збуках ázbukax

Synonyms

• (alphabet): алфави́т (alfavít)
• (ABC book): буква́рь (bukvárʹ)
• (the rudiments of any subject): осно́вы (osnóvy), азы́ (azý)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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 (azŭbuky), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic азъбоукꙑ (azŭbuky), formed from the names of the first two letters in the Cyrillic alphabet, азъ (azŭ) + боукꙑ (buky), following the example of Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos).

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈazbʊkɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

а́збука • (ázbuka) f inan (genitive а́збуки, nominative plural а́збуки)

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

Synonyms

• абетка (abetka)
• абетло (abetlo) (dialectal)
• алфавіт (alfavit)
• альфабет (alʹfabet)

Derived terms

• азбучний (azbučnyj)
• азбучна війна (azbučna vijna) (historical, proper noun)

Related terms

• аз (az)
• буква (bukva)

References

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “азбука”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “азбука”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka