κῦρ

See also: κυρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Clipping of κύρης (kúrēs), the later form of κύριος (kúrios).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /cir/

• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /cyr/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /cir/

Noun

κῦρ • (kûr) m (Byzantine)

1. sir, lord (form of address)

Related terms

• κυρά f (kurá)

Descendants

• Greek: κυρ (kyr)
• → Bulgarian: кир (kir)
• → Middle Armenian: կիւռ (kiwṙ), կիռ (kiṙ)
• → Old Church Slavonic: киръ (kirŭ), кѵръ (kürŭ)
• → Romanian: chir
• → Serbo-Croatian: kȋr / ки̑р

References

• κῦρ in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
• κυρ - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
• κύρης - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
• Berneker, Erich (1908–1913) Slavisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter's Universitätsbuchhandlung, page 505