azbuka
English
Etymology
From Slavic languages, especially using the Cyrillic script, compare Russian а́збука (ázbuka) (also Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian), from the first Old Church Slavonic letter names аз (az) and буки (búki) (compare Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) = ἄλφα (álpha) + βῆτα (bêta) or Persian الف (alef) + باء (bâ)), from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, *buky.
Noun
azbuka
- The Cyrillic alphabet.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From initial names of the first letters of Cyrillic alphabet, az (а) and buki (б).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎzbuka/
- Hyphenation: az‧bu‧ka
Noun
àzbuka f (Cyrillic spelling а̀збука)
- (uncountable) alphabet (based on the Cyrillic script)
Declension
Declension of azbuka
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | azbuka |
| genitive | azbuke |
| dative | azbuci |
| accusative | azbuku |
| vocative | azbuko |
| locative | azbuci |
| instrumental | azbukom |