Bukvitsa

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noun

An ancient Slavic alphabet (an adaptation of Glagolitic and Cyrillic).

OriginRussian бу́квица →
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Meanings

noun
  1. An ancient Slavic alphabet (an adaptation of Glagolitic and Cyrillic).

    In the Slavonic it occupies, as jest, the 6th place of the Bukvitsa as well as of the Cyrillic scheme, and has two softening forms as finals (-er, -eri) toward the close of the alphabet.

    1867, The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge
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    Scripts such as Bukvitsa (an adaptation of Glagolitic and Cyrillic), Elbasan, Buthakiikye, Argyrokastron or Veso Bei's script (old Albanian alphabets), Pamphylian and Lydian (Asianic languages), Tagbanua, Mangyan, lloco, Pangasinan, Pampangan and Buhil (Philippine Islands), Passipa and Uighur of Mongolia, the latter a transitional alphabet derived from Nestorian, Sogdian (Eastern Turkestan) and Balti (Tibet) have not been included.

    1950, The languages of the world, ancient and modern

    In the Slavic Orthodox tradition, the Glagolitic script and early books preserved in it were perceived as an inalienable part of Orthodox Christianity. Hence, Orthodox churchmen called it 'Bukvitsa,' a name derived from the East Slavic word for 'letter' (bukva).

    2008, T. Kamusella, The Politics of Language and Nationalism in Modern Central Europe, →ISBN
  2. A pseudohistorical alphabet based on Cyrillic, created by Russian neopagan esoteric A. Yu. Khinevich, founder of Ynglism, but having no connection with historical Slavic writings.

    The hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church declared Slavic writings (Bukvitsa, Runes, etc.) to be black magic and demonic writings; the result of which was the loss by the Slavic people of the ability to learn the ancestral experience of their Ancestors.

    2016, Dmitriy Kushnir, Slava Rodu Magazine: Issue #1, page 49

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
glagoliticglagolitic alphabet

Origin

  1. Russianбу́квица
  2. EnglishBukvitsa

From Russian бу́квица (búkvica).

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Translations

German Bukwitza
  • Bukwitzaan adaptation of Slavonic alphabet
Russian бу́квица
  • бу́квица (búkvica)an adaptation of Slavonic alphabet
Ukrainian бу́квиця
  • бу́квиця (búkvycja)an adaptation of Slavonic alphabet
Cite this entry
APA

Bukvitsa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bukvitsa

MLA

“Bukvitsa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bukvitsa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bukvitsa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bukvitsa.

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