Cyrus

English

Etymology

From Latin Cyrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš). As a saints' name it has been identified by folk etymology with Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, lord).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɪɹəs/
  • Rhymes: -aɪɹəs

Proper noun

Cyrus

  1. An ancient king of Persia.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A surname.

Translations

References

  • Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Pres 2001.

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Cyrus, from Latin Cyrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš).

Proper noun

Cyrus

  1. Cyrus, an ancient king of Persia
  2. a male given name

Latin

View of the river

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cȳrus m (genitive Cȳrī); second declension

  1. Cyrus
  2. (rivers) Kura

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Cȳrus
Genitive Cȳrī
Dative Cȳrō
Accusative Cȳrum
Ablative Cȳrō
Vocative Cȳre

Derived terms

  • Cȳrēa

References

  • Cyrus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Cyrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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