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)

Hyphenated as

Cy‧ril‧lic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/

Etymology

From the name Cyril + -ic, from Medieval Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ρῐλλος (Kū́rillos), 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 .