Cyrus
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin Cȳrus, 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”).
Proper noun edit
Cyrus
- An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezra 1:2:
- Thus sayth Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heauen hath giuen mee all the kingdomes of the earth, and he hath charged me to build him an house at Ierusalem, which is in Iudah.
- A male given name from Old Persian.
- A surname.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
ancient king of Persia
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male given name
References edit
- Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges (2001) A Concise Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin Cȳrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), perhaps from Urartian 𒆳𒄣𒊑𒀀𒉌 (KURqu-ri-a-ni /Quriani/), a land possibly in the upper reaches of the Kura river.[1]
Proper noun edit
Cyrus
- The Kura river, as it is called in classical sources.
- 1868, “Route 20: London to Tiflis […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 321:
- In the mountains near Suram is a watering-place called Burjan, to which the Imperial Lieutenant of the Caucasus retires in summer. The river Kur, the ancient Cyrus, takes its rise in that district.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Diakonoff, I. M., Kashkai, S. M. (1981) “Quriane”, in Geographical Names According to Urartian Texts (Répertoire géographique des textes cunéiformes; 9), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, pages 70–71
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Cyrus, from Latin Cyrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Cyrus
- Cyrus, an ancient king of Persia
- a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Old Persian]
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkyː.rus/, [ˈkyːrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.rus/, [ˈt͡ʃiːrus]
Proper noun edit
Cȳrus m sg (genitive Cȳrī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Cȳrus |
Genitive | Cȳrī |
Dative | Cȳrō |
Accusative | Cȳrum |
Ablative | Cȳrō |
Vocative | Cȳre |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “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.