Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glagolitic

/ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
glagolitic
IPA
/ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or written with the Glagolitic alphabet.

adj

Denoting Slavic Roman Catholic rites in Dalmatia.

name

The oldest known Slavonic alphabet, designed around 862–863 by Saint Cyril in order to translate the Bible and other texts into Old Church Slavonic. Mostly replaced by Cyrillic alphabet in Orthodox Christian Slavic countries, but still in use in the Croatian Church along the Dalmatian coast, in Czech and Croatian recensions of Church Slavonic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin glagoliticus, from Old Church Slavonic глаголица (glagolica), from глаголъ (glagolŭ, “word, speech”), Glagolitic spelling ⰳⰾⰰⰳⱁⰾⰻⱌⰰ (glagolica).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: глаголица

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk/
  • British English: /ˌɡlæɡəʊˈlɪtɪk/

Inflected Forms

Glagolithic (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Cyrillic

Synonyms

Hieronymian Illyrian Slovenish Bukvitsa Glagolitic alphabet Glagolitsa

Questions

How do you pronounce glagolitic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk/.
What does glagolitic mean?
Of or written with the Glagolitic alphabet.
Where does glagolitic come from?
Learned borrowing from New Latin glagoliticus, from Old Church Slavonic глаголица (glagolica), from глаголъ (glagolŭ, “word, speech”), Glagolitic spelling ⰳⰾⰰⰳⱁⰾⰻⱌⰰ (glagolica).

How to pronounce glagolitic

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “glagolitic”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “glagolitic”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “glagolitic” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.