Кирил

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic Кѵрилъ (Kürilŭ), from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos), from κῡ́ριος (kū́rios, lord).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkiriɫ]
  • Rhymes: -iriɫ
  • Syllabification(key): Ки‧рил

Proper noun

Ки́рил • (Kírilm (feminine Ки́рила or Ки́рилка, diminutive Ки́рилчо or Ки́ре or Ки́ро or Ки́рчо)

  1. a male given name, Kiril, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Cyril
  2. Saint Cyril (apostle to the Slavs and inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet, which served as the basis for the Cyrillic alphabet)

Declension

Declension of Ки́рил
singular plural
indefinite Ки́рил
Kíril
Ки́риловци
Kírilovci
definite Ки́риловците
Kírilovcite
vocative form Ки́риле
Kírile
Ки́риловци
Kírilovci
adjective
noun

References

  • Илчев, Стефан (1969), “Ки́рил”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 256

Anagrams

Macedonian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkiɾiɫ]

Proper noun

Кирил • (Kirilm

  1. a male given name, Kiril, feminine equivalent Кирила (Kirila), equivalent to English Cyril

Derived terms

  • (Diminutives, Endearing forms): Кире (Kire), Киро (Kiro), Кирко (Kirko), Кирче (Kirče), Кирчо (Kirčo)

Ukrainian

Proper noun

Кири́л • (Kyrýlm pers

  1. genitive/accusative plural of Кири́ло (Kyrýlo)