Cyril
English
Etymology
Via Late Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos), from κύριος (kúrios, “lord, master”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: sĭr-əl IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹəl/
- Rhymes: -ɪɹəl
Proper noun
Cyril
- A male given name from Ancient Greek; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs.
- 1954 P. G. Wodehouse, Over Seventy: An Autobiography with Digressions, Herbert Jenkins (1957), page 35:
- Boxers, too, not so long ago a somewhat uncouth section of the community who were seldom if ever mistaken for members of the Vere de Vere family, have taken on a polish which makes their society a pleasure. They have names like Cyril and Percy and Clarence and live up to them.
- 1954 P. G. Wodehouse, Over Seventy: An Autobiography with Digressions, Herbert Jenkins (1957), page 35:
Derived terms
- Cyrillic
Translations
male given name
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Kirill — see Kirill
See also
- Cyrillus
- Cyryl
- Kiril
- Kirill
- Kiryl
- Kyril
- Kyrill
- Kyrylo
Anagrams
- Lyric, lyric
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Cyril, from Late Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos), from κύριος (kúrios).
Noun
Cyril
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Cyril
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪrɪl]
Proper noun
Cyril m
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Cyril
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.ʁil/
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Proper noun
Cyril m
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Cyrille
Slovak
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡siril]
Proper noun
Cyril m (genitive singular Cyrila, nominative plural Cyrilovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Cyril
Declension
Declension of Cyril
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Cyril | Cyrilovia |
genitive | Cyrila | Cyrilov |
dative | Cyrilovi | Cyrilom |
accusative | Cyrila | Cyrilov |
locative | Cyrilovi | Cyriloch |
instrumental | Cyrilom | Cyrilmi |
Derived terms
- Cyrilko
- Cyrko
- Cyro
- Cyruško
Further reading
- Cyril in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk