буква

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Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bùky.

Pronunciation

Noun

бу́ква (búkvaf inan (genitive бу́квы, nominative plural бу́квы, genitive plural бу́кваў)

  1. (rare) letter (a written alphabetic character that usually denotes a particular sound of a language)
    Synonym: (more common) лі́тара (lítara)

Declension

References

  • буква” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

буква

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buky.

Pronunciation

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Noun

бу́ква (búkvaf

  1. letter, character (of the alphabet)
  2. key (of a typewriter, keyboard etc.)
  3. (printing) type, lettering

Declension

References

  • буква”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • буква”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buky.

Pronunciation

Noun

буква (bukvaf (plural букви, relational adjective буквален, diminutive буквичка or буквиче)

  1. letter

Declension

Derived terms

See also

References

  • буква in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic бꙋкꙑ (buky), from Proto-Slavic *buky. Doublet of бу́ки (búki).

Pronunciation

Noun

бу́ква (búkvaf inan (genitive бу́квы, nominative plural бу́квы, genitive plural букв, relational adjective бу́квенный, diminutive бу́квочка or бу́ковка)

  1. letter (a symbol in an alphabet)
    Synonym: (dated) ли́тера (lítera)
    бу́ква зако́наbúkva zakónathe letter of the law

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ingrian: bukva
  • Polish: bukwa
  • Skolt Sami: bukva

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buky. Related to базга. Possible cognate with German Buche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bûkʋa/
  • Hyphenation: бук‧ва

Noun

бу̏ква f (Latin spelling bȕkva)

  1. European beech (Fagus sylvatica)
  2. (plural only) Fagaceae (family)

Declension

References

  • буква”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic бꙋкꙑ (buky), from Proto-Slavic *buky.

Pronunciation

Noun

бу́ква (búkvaf inan (genitive бу́кви, nominative plural бу́кви, genitive plural букв, relational adjective бу́квений)

  1. letter (a symbol in an alphabet)
    Synonym: лі́тера (lítera)

Declension

References