Cyrillus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁ryós

Proto-Hellenic *kúrios

Ancient Greek κῡ́ρῐος (kū́rĭos)

Ancient Greek -ῐλλος (-ĭllos)

Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros)

Ancient Greek -ῐλλος (-ĭllos)

Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos)der.

Latin Cȳrillus

Derived from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kyːˈrɪl.lʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiˈril.lus]

Proper noun

Cȳrillus m sg (genitive Cȳrillī); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Cyril

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cȳrillus
genitive	Cȳrillī
dative	Cȳrillō
accusative	Cȳrillum
ablative	Cȳrillō
vocative	Cȳrille

Descendants

• → Alemannic German: Cyrill
• Corsican: Cirillu
• → Czech: Cyril
• → Dutch: Cyrillus
• → English: Cyril
  • → Cebuano: Cyril
  • → Japanese: シリル (Shiriru)
  • → Korean: 시릴 (Siril)
• French: Cyrille, Cyril
• → Hungarian: Cirill
• Italian: Cirillo
  • → Maltese: Ċirillu
• → Polish: Cyryl
• → Slovak: Cyril
• Portuguese: Cirilo
• Sicilian: Ciriḍḍu
• Spanish: Cirilo