Cyrillic alphabet

The Cyrillic alphabet is a writing system used for many languages across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and northern Asia. Its letter inventory and order vary among languages.

Cyrillic script: A family of writing systems derived from Greek and used for many languages across Eurasia. The alphabet is one language-specific arrangement within this broader family of scripts.
Cyril and Methodius: Ninth-century Byzantine missionaries who created a Slavic liturgical tradition and influenced the development of Slavic writing. Their mission established the religious and educational setting in which Slavic scripts developed.
Russian language: An East Slavic language and the most widely spoken language written in Cyrillic. Russian uses a prominent 33-letter version of the script.
Greek alphabet: An alphabet used for Greek, with letter forms that influenced the development of Cyrillic. Cyrillic borrowed many shapes and ordering principles from Greek writing.
Cyrillic letter: A written character in a Cyrillic-based alphabet, representing a sound or serving another orthographic function. Individual letters form the alphabet’s inventory and distinguish one language’s version from another.
Old Church Slavonic: The earliest literary Slavic language, used in medieval religious texts and written in Glagolitic and Cyrillic scripts. Its manuscripts preserve some of the earliest uses of Cyrillic.
Ukrainian language: An East Slavic language written with a 33-letter Cyrillic alphabet. Its alphabet shares much with Russian but includes distinct letters and sound values.
Latin alphabet: The alphabet used to write English and many other languages, descended from the ancient Roman script. It is the most common alternative script for languages that have switched from Cyrillic.
Cyrillic numerals: A historical numeral system that assigns numerical values to letters of the Cyrillic script. The alphabet’s letters once served as number signs as well as writing symbols.
First Bulgarian Empire: A medieval state that became a major center of Slavic Christian culture and literary activity. Its literary schools helped establish Cyrillic as a major Slavic writing system.

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