Cyrus

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪɹəs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -aɪɹəs

Etymology 1

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

1. 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.

2. A male given name from Old Persian.
3. A surname.

Derived terms

• St Cyrus

Translations

ancient king of Persia

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

  Old Armenian: Կիւրոս (Kiwros)

• Azerbaijani: Kir
• Catalan: Cir (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 居魯士／居鲁士 (Jūlǔshì), 古列 (Gǔliè)

• Finnish: Kyyros (fi)
• French: Cyrus (fr) m
• Georgian: კიროსი (ḳirosi)
• Greek: Κύρος ο Μέγας m (Kýros o Mégas)

  Ancient: Κύρος m (Kúros)

• Hebrew: כורש (kóresh)
• Italian: Ciro (it) m
• Japanese: キューロス (kyūrosu)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: Cyrus (la)
• Macedonian: Кир (Kir)
• Persian: کوروش بزرگ (kuroš-e bozorg)

  Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš)

• Portuguese: Ciro (pt) m
• Rarotongan: Kuro
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: Кир (ru) m (Kir)
• Sicilian: Ciru m
• Spanish: Ciro (es) m

male given name

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

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

Cyrus

1. 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

• Phasis

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

1. Cyrus, an ancient king of Persia
2. a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Old Persian]

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.