Cyrillic (Noun)
Meaning
An alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Russian language uses the Cyrillic alphabet, which was introduced in the 9th century by two Byzantine brothers, Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius.
- Many languages that use the Cyrillic alphabet, such as Ukrainian and Bulgarian, have undergone significant changes in their writing systems over the centuries.
- Serbian is one of the few languages that uses both the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets, with the Cyrillic alphabet considered to be the more traditional form.
- Macedonian is a Slavic language that uses a variation of the Cyrillic alphabet and is closely related to Bulgarian and Serbian.
- The first printed book in a language using the Cyrillic alphabet was published in 1517 in Croatia, and was a book of liturgical songs in Church Slavonic.