German Cyrillic alphabet

The is the practice of writing German in the Cyrillic script. It is derived from the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. It had been unofficially used by Volga and Baltic Germans.
It is officially employed in Russian transliteration systems.
==Orthography==
German original	Russian 	Bulgarian
a 	а (but at the end of a word, following i, я is used: Bavaria → Бавария) 	а (but at the end of a word, following i, я is used: Bavaria → Бавария)
aa 	а (Aachen → Ахен) 	а (Aachen → Ахен)
ae 	transcribed like ä when it stands for that letter; otherwise, transcribed like a + e 	depending on pronunciation
ai 	ай (Mainz → Майнц) 	ай (Mainz → Майнц)
ay 	ай 	ай
ä 	е after consonants, э after vowels and at the beginning of a word 	е
äu 	ой (historically also ей: Bäumler → Беймлер) 	ой
b 	б 	б
c 	as к (Calw → Кальв) or ц (Celle → Целле) depending on pronunciation 	as к or ц depending on pronunciation
ch 	х (or, in loanwords, ш, ч, к etc. based on pronunciation) (Chiemsee → Кимзе, historically also Химзе or Химское озеро) 	к at the start of the word (Chiemsee → Кимзе); х after vowels (Achim → Ахим)
chh 	хг (traditionally), or хх (modern variant)Архипов, А. Ф., Письменный перевод с немецкого языка на русский язык. Рецензент: проф., к. ф. н., и. о. зав. кафедрой теории, истории и критики перевода МГЛУ Цвиллинг М. Я. — Изд.: Книжный дом «Университет» (КДУ), page 51, 2008, Ермолович Д. И., Имена собственные: теория и практика межъязыковой передачи. (М.: Р. Валент, 2005, ISBN: 5-93439-153-4, p. 333: «Hochhuth — Хоххут» (Hochhuth → Хоххут; Eichhorn → Айххорн)	хх if ch and h belong to different morphemes (Hochheim → Хоххайм)
chs 	кс, when pronounced as x, otherwise transcribed like ch + s 	кс, when pronounced as x, otherwise transcribed like ch + s
ck 	к, or between vowels (and always, according to the rules for transcribing geographic names)Инструкция по русской передаче немецких географических названий / сост.: В. С. Широкова; ред. Г. П. Бондарук. — Москва: Типография издательства «Известия», 1974, С. 10, 1000 экз., § 25 кк (Boris Becker → Борис Беккер) 	к
d 	д 	д
e 	е after consonants, э after vowels and at the beginning of a word (Erfurt → Эрфурт) 	е
ee 	like e (Spree → Шпре) 	like e (Spree → Шпре)
ei 	ай (Eider → Айдер) (historically also эй, ей: Einstein → Эйнштейн) 	ай
eu 	ой (Neumünster → Ноймюнстер) (historically also эй, ей: Neumann → Нейман) 	ой
ey 	ай (Eider → Айдер) (historically also эй, ей: Meyer → Мейер) 	ай
f 	ф 	ф
g 	г (in loanwords, before e, i, y, sometimes ж or дж based on pronunciation) 	г
gk 	гк (Woldegk → Вольдегк), sometimes г (Burgkmair → Бургмайр) 	?
h 	х, when pronounced: Herne → Херне; Dietharz → Дитхарц; omitted when silent: Ehenbichl → Ээнбихль, Lahr → Лар (historically also transcribed with г) 	х at the start of a word or morpheme; otherwise not transcribed
i 	и at the beginning of a word or after consonants, й after vowels 	и at the beginning of a word or after consonants, й after vowels
ie 	и when e indicates a long i, ие when divided between two syllables (Marienberg → Мариенберг) 	и when e indicates a long i, ие when divided between two syllables (Marienberg → Мариенберг)
j 	й at the end of a syllable; at the beginning of a word or between vowels, ja → я, jä → е, je → е, jo → йо, jö → йё, ju → ю, jü → йю; after consonants: ja → ья, jä → ье, je → ье, jo → ьо, jö → ьё, ju → ью, jü → ью; when between parts of a compound word, then ъ instead of ь 	depending on the following vowel: ja → я; je, jä → йе (only at the start of the word or after a vowel, otherwise: е); ju, jü, jui → ю
k 	к 	к
l 	л before vowels, ль before consonants or at the end of a word (exceptions include Karl → Карл); after l, u becomes ю instead of у in some traditional cases (Ludwigsburg → Людвигсбург) 	л
ll 	лл except between consonants and vowels; at the end of a word -ь is appended (exceptions include Rheinmetall → Рейнметалл) 	л
m 	м 	м
n 	н (but -mann → -ман) 	н (but -mann → -ман)
o 	о 	о
oe 	transcribed like ö when it stands for that letter; if it stands for a long o then transcribed as о: Coesfeld → Косфельд; if the two letters form separate syllables, then transcribed like o + e 	transcribed like ö when it stands for that letter; if it stands for a long o then transcribed as о: Coesfeld → Косфелд; if the two letters form separate syllables, then transcribed like o + e: Buchloe → Бухлое
oo 	о (Koopmann → Копман) 	о (Koopmann → Копман)
ö 	э at the beginning of a word, otherwise ё (Österreich (as a last name) → Эстеррайх) 	ьо after a consonant, otherwise йо
p 	п 	п
ph 	ф, unless divided by a syllable boundary: Diepholz → Дипхольц 	ф, unless divided by a syllable boundary: Diepholz → Дипхолц
qu 	кв (Querfurt → Кверфурт) 	кв (Querfurt → Кверфурт)
r 	р 	р
s 	з for /z/, с for /s/: Sassnitz → Засниц, Kiste → Кисте 	likewise: з at the start of the word or if between vowels (or between a vowel and a sonorant), in all other cases: с
sch 	ш 	ш
sp 	шп at the beginning of a word (including inside compound words), otherwise сп 	шп at the beginning of a word (including inside compound words), otherwise сп
ss 	сс or с (when ss stands for ß, then с), unless divided between two syllables: Ludwigsstadt → Людвигсштадт 	s unless at morpheme boundary
st 	шт at the beginning of a word (including inside compound words), otherwise ст: Rostock → Росток 	щ at the beginning of a word (including inside compound words), otherwise ст
ß 	с 	с
t 	т, but the suffix -tion → -цион 	т, but the suffix -tion → -цион
tsch 	ч (unless divided between two syllables, in which case тш: Altschul → Альтшуль) 	ч
tz 	тц between vowels, otherwise ц (Ratzeburg → Ратцебург) 	ц: Рацебург
u 	у 	у
ue 	transcribed like ü when it stands for that letter; if it stands for a long u then transcribed as у: Buer → Бур; if the two letters form separate syllables, then transcribed like u + e: Adenauer → Аденауэр 	transcribed like ü when it stands for that letter; if it stands for a long u then transcribed as у: Buer → Бур; if the two letters form separate syllables, then transcribed like u + e: Adenauer → Аденауер
ü 	и at the beginning of a word, otherwise ю (Neumünster → Ноймюнстер, Uelzen → Ильцен) 	ю
v 	ф when pronounced like f; в when pronounced like w 	ф when pronounced like f; в when pronounced like w
w 	в (Wagner → Вагнер) 	в (Wagner → Вагнер)
x 	кс 	кс
y 	и at the beginning of a word and after consonants (even when pronounced as ü) (Bad Pyrmont → Бад-Пирмонт), й after vowels; as a consonant, ya → я (Yanina Wickmayer → Янина Викмайер) 	и at the beginning of a word and after consonants (even when pronounced as ü) (Bad Pyrmont → Бад-Пирмонт), й after vowels; as a consonant, ya → я (Yanina Wickmayer → Янина Викмайер)
z 	ц 	ц
zsch 	ч (unless divided between two syllables, in which case цш: so, Delitzsch → Делич, but Nietzsche → Ницше) 	ч (unless divided between two syllables, in which case цш: so, Delitzsch → Делич, but Nietzsche → Ницше)
== Sample texts ==
=== Lord's Prayer ===
Original	German Cyrillic
Vater unser im Himmel,
geheiligt werde dein Name.
Dein Reich komme.
Dein Wille geschehe,
wie im Himmel so auf Erden.
Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute.
Und vergib uns unsere Schuld,
wie auch wir vergeben unsern Schuldigern.
Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung,
sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen.
Amen.	Фатер унзер им химмель,
гехайлихт верде дайн наме.
Дайн райх комме.
Дайн вилле гешеэ,
ви им химмель зо ауф эрден.
Унзер теглихес брот гиб унс хойте.
Унд фергиб унс унзере шульд,
ви аух вир фергебен унзерн шульдигерн.
Унд фюре унс нихт ин ферзухунг,
зондерн эрлёзе унс фон дем бёзен.
Амен.
=== UDHR Article 1 ===
Original 	German Cyrillic
Alle Menschen sind frei und gleich an Würde und Rechten geboren. Sie sind mit Vernunft und Gewissen begabt und sollen einander im Geist der Brüderlichkeit begegnen.	Алле меншен зинд фрай унд глайх ан вюрде унд рехтен геборен. Зи зинд мит фернунфт унд гевиссен бегабт унд золлен айнандер им гайст дер брюдерлихкайт бегегнен.
==References==
Category:Cyrillic alphabets