κῦρ
See also: κυρ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Clipping of κύρης (kúrēs), the later form of κύριος (kúrios).
Pronunciation
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /cyr/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /cir/
Noun
κῦρ • (kûr) m (Byzantine)
- sir, lord (form of address)
Related terms
- κυρά f (kurá)
Descendants
- Greek: κυρ (kyr)
- → Bulgarian: кир (kir)
- → Middle Armenian: կիւռ (kiwṙ), կիռ (kiṙ)
- → Old Church Slavonic: киръ (kirŭ), кѵръ (kürŭ)
- → Romanian: chir
- → Serbo-Croatian: kȋr / ки̑р
References
- κῦρ in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
- κυρ in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- Berneker, Erich (1908–1913) Slavisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Winter, page 505