cyrus

1. 1.

   Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)

   SynonymsCyrus the Younger

   Broaderprince

Other forms of cyrus

plural

cyruses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cyrus

What does cyrus mean?

cyrus means "Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)".

How many syllables are in cyrus?

cyrus has 2 syllables: cy-rus. The stress falls on "cy". In IPA it is /ˈsaɪɹəs/.

What is another word for cyrus?

Close synonyms include Cyrus the Younger. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cyrus a common word?

cyrus is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.