Кирилл

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲɪˈrʲiɫ]
  • Hyphenation: Ки‧рилл

Proper noun

Кири́лл • (Kiríll) m anim (genitive Кири́лла, nominative plural Кири́ллы, genitive plural Кири́ллов)

  1. a male given name, Kirill, 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

Derived terms

  • (Diminutives) Кирю́ша (Kirjúša), Кирю́шка (Kirjúška)
  • (Endearing forms) Кирю́шенька (Kirjúšenʹka), Кирю́шечка (Kirjúšečka)
  • (Pejorative forms) Кирю́ха (Kirjúxa) (can be friendly)
  • (Surnames) Кири́ллов (Kiríllov)
  • (Patronymics) Кири́ллович m (Kiríllovič), Кири́лыч m (Kirílyč) (familiar), Кири́лловна f (Kiríllovna)

Descendants

  • Arabic: كِيرِيل (kiril)
  • Chinese: 基里爾 (Jīlǐ'ěr), 基里尔 (Jīlǐ'ěr)
  • English: Kirill
  • Estonian: Kirill
  • Ingrian: Kirila
  • Japanese: キリル (Kiriru)
  • Korean: 키릴 (Kiril)
  • Latvian: Kirils
  • Lithuanian: Kirilas
  • Skolt Sami: Ǩiurrâl
  • Ukrainian: Кири́ло (Kyrýlo)
  • Uzbek: Kirill

See also

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