cyrillic
/sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
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.
Example Sentences
- "Russian is typically written in Cyrillic."
- "This is Yugoslavia: 24 million people of 24 ethnic groups and three major religions, writing in both the Latin alphabet and Cyrillic, divided into six republics—six bows drawn tight."
- "Hidden behind a Cyrillic veil of mystery, it’s one of the harder languages to master, so much so that even many Russians speak it incorrectly."
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.