Glagolitic

/ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk/ adjective

Definition

Of or relating to the ancient Slavic alphabet created by Saint Cyril in the 9th century, used primarily for Old Church Slavic religious texts.

Etymology

From glagol (Old Church Slavic for 'word') with the suffix -itic. The script was developed around 863 CE for translating religious texts into Slavic languages, making Christianity accessible to non-Greek speakers. The name literally means 'related to the word' or 'speech-related.'

Kelly Says

The Glagolitic alphabet has 40+ letters with names that are actual Slavic words—each letter's name tells you what it means! It's like learning an alphabet where 'A' is called 'apple' in every position.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግላጎሊቲክ
glah-goh-lee-tik
ARالعربية
الخط الغلاغولي
al-khat al-glagoli
BNবাংলা
গ্লাগোলিটিক
glah-goh-lee-tik
CACatalà
glagolitic
glah-goh-lee-tik
CSČeština
glagolitický
glah-goh-li-t͡skee
DADansk
glagolitisk
glah-goh-li-tisk
DEDeutsch
Glagolitisch
glah-goh-li-tish
ELΕλληνικά
γλαγολιτικός
glah-goh-lee-tikos
ESEspañol
glagolítico
glah-goh-lee-tee-koh
FAفارسی
گلاگولیت
glah-goh-lit
FISuomi
glagoliittinen
glah-goh-liit-tin-en
FRFrançais
glagolitique
glah-goh-lee-teek
GUGU
ગ્લાગોલિટિક
glah-goh-li-tik
HAHA
glagolitik
glah-goh-lee-tik
HEעברית
גלגולית
glagolit
HIहिन्दी
ग्लैगोलीटिक
glay-goh-lee-tik
HUMagyar
glagolitikus
glah-goh-lee-tee-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
glagolitik
glah-goh-lee-tik
IGIG
glagolitic
glah-goh-lee-tik
ITItaliano
glagolitico
glah-goh-lee-tee-koh
JA日本語
グラゴル文字
gura-goru moji
KKKK
глаголитика
glag-o-li-tika
KMKM
គ្រាហ្គូលី
krea-goh-lee
KO한국어
글라골리티
geul-la-go-ri-ti
MRMR
ग्लॅगोलीटिक
glah-goh-lee-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
glagolitik
glah-goh-lee-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလာဂိုလိတ်
glah-goh-lee-et
NLNederlands
glagolitisch
glah-goh-lee-tish
NONorsk
glagolitisk
glah-goh-li-tisk
PAPA
ਗਲਾਗੋਲਿਟਿਕ
glah-goh-li-tik
PLPolski
glagolityczny
glah-goh-li-t͡sch-ny
PTPortuguês
glagolitico
glah-goh-lee-tee-koh
RORomână
glagolitic
glah-goh-lee-tik
RUРусский
глаголи́ца
glagolitsa
SVSvenska
glagolitisk
glah-goh-li-tisk
SWKiswahili
glagolitik
glah-goh-lee-tik
TAதமிழ்
கிளாகோலிடிக்
ki-la-goh-li-dik
TEతెలుగు
గలాగోలిటిక్
gala-goh-li-tik
THไทย
กลาโกลิทิค
klah-goh-li-tik
TLTL
glagolitik
glah-goh-lee-tik
TRTürkçe
glagolik
glah-goh-lik
UKУкраїнська
глаголиця
glagolitsya
URاردو
글گولیت
glah-goh-lit
VITiếng Việt
glagolits
glah-goh-li-ts
YOYO
glagolitik
glah-goh-lee-tik
ZH中文
格拉哥里字母
gé-lā-gē-lǐ zìmǔ
ZUZU
glagolitik
glah-goh-lee-tik

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