Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buky.

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Noun edit

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

  1. (rare) letter (a symbol in an alphabet)
    Synonym: (more common) лі́тара (lítara)

Declension edit

References edit

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

Bulgarian edit

 
буква

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buky.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbukvɐ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

бу́ква (búkvaf

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

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References edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buky.

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Noun edit

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

  1. letter

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See also edit

References edit

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

Russian edit

Etymology edit

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

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Noun edit

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

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Descendants edit

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

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

бу̏ква f (Latin spelling bȕkva)

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

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 edit

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