Cyrillic
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Cyrillic
- /sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/
Where it comes from
From the name Cyril + -ic, from Medieval Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ρῐλλος (Kū́rĭllos), denoting Saint Cyril, who devised a predecessor to the Cyrillic script, the Glagolitic alphabet, and whose students later devised the Cyrillic script itself.
adjective
- Denoting an alphabet devised for writing the Old Church Slavonic liturgical language, and its adaptations used for several languages of Eastern Europe and Asia; of or relating to this writing system.
proper noun
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The Cyrillic alphabet or writing system.
Russian is typically written in Cyrillic.
Similar: Cyrillic script
Translations
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adj of or pertaining to Cyrillic
| Español | cirílico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 키릴 kiril |
| 日本語 | キリル kiriru |
| 中文 | 西里爾 xīlǐ'ěr, 基里爾 Jīlǐ'ěr |
| Português | cirílico |
| Français | cyrillique |
| Deutsch | kyrillisch |
| Italiano | cirillico |
| Ελληνικά | κυριλλικός kyrillikós |
| Română | chirilic |
| Русский | кирилли́ческий kirillíčeskij, а́збучный ázbučnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | Kirin |
| العربية | سِرِيلِيّ sirīliyy |
| עברית | קירילית |
name a script or alphabet
| Español | cirílico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 키릴 문자 kiril munja, 키릴 kiril |
| 日本語 | キリル文字 kiriru moji, キリル kiriru |
| 中文 | 西里爾字母 Xīlǐ'ěr zìmǔ, 西里尔字母 xīlǐ'ěr zìmǔ, 西里爾 xīlǐ'ěr, 基里爾字母 jīlǐ'ěr zìmǔ |
| हिन्दी | सिरिलिक sirilik |
| Português | cirílico |
| Français | cyrillique |
| Deutsch | Kyrillisch |
| Italiano | cirillico |
| Ελληνικά | κυριλλιακόν kyrilliakón, κυριλλικό αλφάβητο kyrillikó alfávito |
| Română | alfabet chirilic |
| Русский | кири́ллица kiríllica, а́збука ázbuka |
| Tiếng Việt | chữ Kirin |
| العربية | كِيرِيلِيَّة kīrīliyya, سِرِيلِيَّة sirīliyya, أَبْجَدِيَّة كِيرِيلِيَّة ʔabjadiyya kīrīliyya, أَبْجَدِيَّة سِرِيلِيَّة ʔabjadiyya sirīliyya |
| עברית | קירילית kirilít |
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title = {Cyrillic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cyrillic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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