Cyrillic

Meaning

Adj

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.

Name

The Cyrillic alphabet or writing system.

Synonyms

Cyrillic alphabet

cyrillic

DOS

ISO

Cyrillic (Old Church Slavonic variant)

Translations

cyrillique

cirílico

cirílico

cirillico

Kiril

cyrillisch

kyrillisch

ciríl·lic

Kyrillisch

κυριλλιακόν

Kril

كيريلية

ciríllic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Non-Latin European characters , such as Cyrillic and Greek , are not included in the standard .