Bulgarian

Noun

азбука • ‎(azbuka) f

1. alphabet

Inflection

Synonyms

• алфавит ‎(alfavit)

Macedonian

Noun

азбука • ‎(azbuka) f

1. alphabet

Inflection

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic азъбукы ‎(azъbuky), Borrowing from Old Church Slavonic азъбоукꙑ ‎(azŭbuky), from the names of the first two letters of the Cyrillic alphabet, Old Church Slavonic азъ ‎(azъ) +‎ боукꙑ ‎(buky), a calque of Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος ‎(alphábētos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈazbʊkə]

Noun

а́збука • ‎(ázbuka) f inan ‎(genitive а́збуки, nominative plural а́збуки, genitive plural а́збук)

1. alphabet

   а́збука Мо́рзе‎ ― ázbuka Mórzɛ ― Morse code

   а́збука Бра́йля‎ ― ázbuka Brájlja ― Braille

   слоговая а́збука‎ ― slogovaja ázbuka ― syllabary

2. ABC book, abecedary; primer
3. ABC (the rudiments of any subject)

Declension

Synonyms

• (alphabet): алфави́т ‎(alfavít)
• (ABC book): буква́рь ‎(bukvárʹ)
• (the rudiments of any subject): основы ‎(osnovy), азы́ ‎(azý)

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)

1. (uncountable) alphabet (based on the Cyrillic script)

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Created in Old East Slavic following азъбукы ‎(azъbuky), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic азъбоукꙑ ‎(azŭbuky), formed from the names of the first two letters in the Cyrillic alphabet, азъ ‎(azŭ) + боукꙑ ‎(buky), following the example of Greek ἀλφάβητος ‎(ἀlfávitos).

Attested 1627, compare язъбука ‎(jazъbuka) (17–18th century).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑzbʊkɐ]

Noun

а́збука • ‎(ázbuka) f inan ‎(genitive а́збуки, nominative plural а́збуки)

1. (dated) alphabet (an ordered set of letters used in a language), especially the old Cyrillic alphabet.

Declension

Synonyms

• абетка ‎(abetka)
• абетло ‎(abetlo) (dialectal)
• алфавіт ‎(alfavit)
• альфабет ‎(alʹfabet)

Derived terms

• азбучний ‎(azbučnyj)
• азбучна війна ‎(azbučna vijna) (historical, proper noun)

Related terms

• аз ‎(az)
• буква ‎(bukva)

References

• Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (1982–2012), “азбука”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kiev: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “азбука”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka