cyrillic

1. 1.

   an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages)

   SynonymsCyrillic alphabet

   Broaderalphabetbicameral script

1. 1.

   relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages

   “Cyrillic writing”

Other forms of cyrillic

plural

cyrillics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cyrillic

What does cyrillic mean?

cyrillic means "an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cyrillic?

cyrillic has 3 syllables: cy-ril-lic. The stress falls on "ril". In IPA it is /sɚˈɪlɪk/.

What is another word for cyrillic?

Close synonyms include Cyrillic alphabet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cyrillic a common word?

cyrillic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.