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]

• Audio:

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Noun

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

1. alphabet

   Synonym: алфаві́т (alfavít)

Declension

Declension of а́збука (inan velar fem-form accent-a)

	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

Българска азбука

Etymology

Inherited 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): [ˈazbokɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

а́збука • (ázbuka) f (relational adjective а́збучен)

1. alphabet

   Synonyms: (archaic) алфави́та (alfavíta), (archaic) алфави́т (alfavít)

   Бъ́лгарската а́збука ― Bǎ́lgarskata ázbuka ― The Bulgarian alphabet

Declension

Declension of а́збука

	singular	plural
indefinite	а́збука ázbuka	а́збуки ázbuki
definite	а́збуката ázbukata	а́збуките ázbukite

Related terms

• а́збучник (ázbučnik)

References

• “азбука”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “азбука”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “а̀збука”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 5
• “азбука”, in Български тълковен речник (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 20

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈazbuka]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

азбука • (azbuka) f (relational adjective азбучен)

1. alphabet

Declension

Declension of азбука

	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, relational adjective а́збучный, diminutive а́збучка)

1. alphabet

   Synonym: алфави́т (alfavít)

   а́збука Мо́рзе ― ázbuka Mórzɛ ― Morse code

   а́збука Бра́йля ― ázbuka Brájlja ― Braille

   слогова́я а́збука ― slogovája ázbuka ― syllabary

2. ABC book, abecedary; primer

   Synonym: буква́рь (bukvárʹ)

3. ABC (the rudiments of any subject)

   Synonyms: осно́вы (osnóvy), азы́ (azý)

Declension

Declension of а́збука (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	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

Pre-reform declension of а́збука (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	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

Derived terms

• азбуко́вник m (azbukóvnik)

Phrases

• а́збучная и́стина f (ázbučnaja ístina)

Related terms

• аз m (az), азы́ m pl (azý)
• бу́ки n (búki), бу́ква f (búkva), буква́рь m (bukvárʹ)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: azbukka

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

Declension of азбука

	singular
nominative	азбука
genitive	азбуке
dative	азбуци
accusative	азбуку
vocative	азбуко
locative	азбуци
instrumental	азбуком

Further reading

• “азбука”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

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, relational adjective а́збучний)

1. (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

Declension of а́збука (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	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 (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “азбука”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “азбука”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)