азбука
Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic азъбукꙑ (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 Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈazbuka]
Noun
а́збука • (ázbuka) f inan (genitive а́збукі, nominative plural а́збукі, genitive plural а́збук)
- alphabet
- Synonym: алфаві́т (alfavít)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | а́збука ázbuka | а́збукі ázbuki |
| genitive | а́збукі ázbuki | а́збук ázbuk |
| dative | а́збуцы ázbucy | а́збукам ázbukam |
| accusative | а́збуку ázbuku | а́збукі ázbuki |
| instrumental | а́збукай, а́збукаю ázbukaj, ázbukaju | а́збукамі ázbukami |
| locative | а́збуцы ázbucy | а́збуках ázbukax |
| count form | — | а́збукі1 ázbuki1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “азбука” in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈazbʊkə]
Noun
а́збука • (ázbuka) f
- alphabet
- Synonym: алфави́та (alfavíta)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | а́збука ázbuka | а́збуки ázbuki |
| definite | а́збуката ázbukata | а́збуките ázbukite |
| vocative form | а́збуко ázbuko | а́збуки ázbuki |
References
- азбука in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- азбука in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈazbuka]
Audio (file)
Noun
азбука • (azbuka) f (related adjective азбучен)
- alphabet
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | азбука | азбуки |
| definite unspecified | азбуката | азбуките |
| definite proximal | азбукава | азбукиве |
| definite distal | азбукана | азбукине |
| vocative | азбуко | азбуки |
References
- азбука in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic азъбукꙑ (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 Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈazbʊkə]
Audio (file)
Noun
а́збука • (ázbuka) f inan (genitive а́збуки, nominative plural а́збуки, genitive plural а́збук, related adjective а́збучный, diminutive а́збучка)
- alphabet
- а́збука Мо́рзе ― ázbuka Mórzɛ ― Morse code
- а́збука Бра́йля ― ázbuka Brájlja ― Braille
- слогова́яа́збука ― slogovája ázbuka ― syllabary
- Synonym: алфави́т (alfavít)
- ABC book, abecedary; primer
- Synonym: буква́рь (bukvárʹ)
- ABC (the rudiments of any subject)
- Synonyms: осно́вы (osnóvy), азы́ (azý)
Declension
| 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 |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | а́збука ázbuka | а́збуки ázbuki |
| genitive | а́збуки ázbuki | а́збукъ ázbuk |
| dative | а́збукѣ ázbukě | а́збукамъ ázbukam |
| accusative | а́збуку ázbuku | а́збуки ázbuki |
| instrumental | а́збукой, а́збукою ázbukoj, ázbukoju | а́збуками ázbukami |
| prepositional | а́збукѣ ázbukě | а́збукахъ ázbukax |
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)
- (uncountable) alphabet (based on the Cyrillic script)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | азбука |
| genitive | азбуке |
| dative | азбуци |
| accusative | азбуку |
| vocative | азбуко |
| locative | азбуци |
| instrumental | азбуком |
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), a calque of Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos).
Attested 1627, compare язъбука (jazʺbuka) (17–18th century).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈazbʊkɐ]
Audio (file)
Noun
а́збука • (ázbuka) f inan (genitive а́збуки, nominative plural а́збуки, genitive plural а́збук)
- (dated) alphabet (an ordered set of letters used in a language), especially the old Cyrillic alphabet.
- Synonyms: алфаві́т (alfavít), альфабе́т (alʹfabét), абе́тка (abétka), (dialectal) абе́тло (abétlo)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | а́збука ázbuka | а́збуки ázbuky |
| genitive | а́збуки ázbuky | а́збук ázbuk |
| dative | а́збуці ázbuci | а́збукам ázbukam |
| accusative | а́збуку ázbuku | а́збуки ázbuky |
| instrumental | а́збукою ázbukoju | а́збуками ázbukamy |
| locative | а́збуці ázbuci | а́збуках ázbukax |
| vocative | а́збуко ázbuko | а́збуки ázbuky |
Derived terms
- а́збучний (ázbučnyj)
- а́збучна війна́ (ázbučna vijná) (historical, proper noun)
Related terms
- аз (az)
- буква (bukva)
References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “азбука”, in Етимологічний словник української мови: у 7 т. [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 7 vols] (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
- “азбука”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)