Cyrus

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Cyrus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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, Cyrus the Great.
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2. A male given name from Old Persian.
3. A surname

Translations

ancient king of Persia

• Ancient Greek: Κῦρος m (Kûros)
• Aramaic: כורש
• Armenian: Կյուրոս (Kyuros)

  Old Armenian: Կիւրոս (Kiwros)

• Finnish: Kyyros
• Georgian: კიროსი (ḳirosi)
• Greek: Κύρος ο Μέγας m (Kýros o Mégas)
• Hebrew: כורש (koresh)
• Italian: Ciro (it) m
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• Japanese: キューロス (kyūrosu)
• Latin: Cyrus (la)
• Macedonian: Кир (Kir)
• Persian: کوروش بزرگ (kuroš-e bozorg)

  Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš)

• Portuguese: Ciro (pt) m
• Russian: Кир (ru) m (Kir)
• Spanish: Ciro (es) m

male given name

• Armenian: Կյուրոս (Kyuros)
• Catalan: Cir (ca) m
• Greek: Κύρος (el) (Kýros)
• Hebrew: כּוֹרֶשׁ
• Italian: Ciro (it) m
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• Persian: کورش (fa) (kuroš)
• Portuguese: Ciro (pt) m
• Russian: Са́йрус (ru) m (Sájrus), Кир (ru) m (Kir)
• Spanish: Ciro (es) m

References

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

Anagrams

• crusy

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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 from Old Persian

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Latin

View of the river

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkyː.rus/, [ˈkyːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.rus/, [ˈt͡ʃiːrus]

Proper noun

Cȳrus m sg (genitive Cȳrī); second declension

1. Cyrus
2. (rivers) Kura

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

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.