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Cyrillization

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌsɪɹɪlɪˈzeɪʃən/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The transliteration of text into the Cyrillic alphabet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The adoption of the Cyrillic alphabet for a language's writing system.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of Cyrillization.

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Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Cyrillic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English Cyrillization From Cyrillic + -ization.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: кірыліза́цыя (kirylizácyja) — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西裡爾化 /西里尔化 (xīlǐ'ěrhuà) — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • Finnish: kyrillisointi — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • French: cyrillisation — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • German: Kyrillisierung — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • Greek: μεταγραφή στο Κυριλλικό αλφάβητο (metagrafí sto Kyrillikó alfávito) — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • Italian: cirillizzazione — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • Japanese: キリル文字化 (kiriru-mojika) — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • Korean: 키릴 문자 표기 (kiril munja pyogi) — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • Polish: cyrylizacja — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • Portuguese: cirilização — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • Russian: кириллиза́ция (kirillizácija) — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • Spanish: cirilización — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • Turkish: kirilizasyon — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • Ukrainian: кириліза́ція (kyrylizácija) — putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet