Glagolitic

Noun CEFR B2

ˌɡlæɡəʊˈlɪtɪk

Definitions

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 Slavic.

Equivalents

Españolglagolítico glagolitsa

Françaisalphabet glagolitique glagol glagolitiqueglagolitsa

Deutschglagolitisch Glagoliza

21 more languages

العربيةأَبْجَدِيَّة غْلَاغُولِيتْسِيَّة

Беларускаяглаголіца

Българскиглаголица

Bosanskiglagol гла̏голскӣ глаголски

Češtinahlaholice

Ελληνικάγλαγολιτικός

Suomiglagoliittinen

GaeilgeGlagalach

Hrvatskiglagol гла̏голскӣ глаголски

Italianoglagolitico

日本語グラゴル文字

한국어글라골 문자

Македонскиглаголица глаголски

NederlandsGlagolitisch

Polskigłagolica głagolicki głagoliczny

Portuguêsglagolítico

Русскийглаголица глаголи́ческий

Slovenčinahlaholika

Slovenščinaglagolica

Српскиglagol гла̏голскӣ глаголски

Українськаглаголиця

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Glagolitic alphabet Glagolitsa Glahn glaik Glainnoux glair

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