Cyrus

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsaɪɹəs/ Rhymes: -aɪɹəs === Etymology 1 === Borrowed 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 ==== Cyrus (plural Cyruses or (rare) Cyri) An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great. A male given name from Old Persian. A surname. ===== Derived terms ===== St Cyrus ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges (2001), A Concise Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press === Etymology 2 === 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. ==== Proper noun ==== the Cyrus The Kura river, as it is called in classical sources. ==== See also ==== Phasis ==== References ==== === Anagrams === crusy == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Cyrus, from Latin Cyrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsajɾus/ [ˈs̪aɪ̯.ɾ̪ʊs̪] === Proper noun === Cyrus Cyrus, an ancient king of Persia a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Old Persian] == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkyː.rʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiː.rus] === Proper noun === Cȳrus m sg (genitive Cȳrī); second declension Cyrus (rivers) Kura ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Cȳrēa ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: Cir Italian: Ciro Middle French: CyreFrench: Cyre Portuguese: Ciro Spanish: Ciro → English: Cyrus → French: (unadapted borrowing) Cyrus === 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.