English

Proper noun

Cyrus

1. An ancient king of Persia.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV), Ezra 1:2::

     Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

2. A male given name.

Translations

References

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

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κῦρος ‎(Kûros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkyː.rus/, [ˈkyː.rʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.rus/, [ˈt͡ʃiː.rus]

Proper noun

Cȳrus m ‎(genitive Cȳrī); second declension

1. Cyrus
2. (rivers) Kura

Declension

Second declension.

Derived terms

• Cȳrēa

References

• Cyrus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Cyrus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.