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
Proper noun
Cyrus
- An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great.
- A male given name from Old Persian.
- A surname
Translations
ancient king of Persia
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male given name
References
- Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Pres 2001.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Cyrus, from Latin Cyrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš).
Proper noun
Cyrus
- Cyrus, an ancient king of Persia
- a male given name from Old Persian
Latin
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Confluence_of_the_Aragvi_and_Kura_%28Mtkvari%29_rivers.jpg/220px-Confluence_of_the_Aragvi_and_Kura_%28Mtkvari%29_rivers.jpg)
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
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Cȳrus |
Genitive | Cȳrī |
Dative | Cȳrō |
Accusative | Cȳrum |
Ablative | Cȳrō |
Vocative | Cȳre |
Derived terms
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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