κύριος

See also: Κύριος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κῡ́ρις (kū́ris) Koine
  • κῦρις (kûris) Koine
  • κῦρρος (kûrrhos) Thessalian

Etymology

From κῦρος (kûros, supremacy) + -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewH- (to swell, spread out, be strong, prevail). Cognate with κύω (kúō), Latin cumulus, cavus.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κῡ́ρῐος (kū́rios) m (feminine κῡρῐ́ᾱ, neuter κῡ́ρῐον); first/second declension

  1. (of people): ruling, governing, having power
  2. (of things): decisive, critical, authorized, valid, legal, entitled
  3. (of times): fixed, set, appointed
  4. (of language): literal
  5. main, major, primary, principal

Declension

Noun

κῡ́ριος (kū́rios) m (genitive κῡρίου); second declension

  1. lord, master, guardian, ruler, owner
  2. sir
  3. Greek translation of the Tetragrammaton in the Septuagint

Declension

Derived terms

  • κῡριακός (kūriakós)
  • κῡριεύω (kūrieúō)
  • κῡριολεξία (kūriolexía)
  • κῡριολογία (kūriología)
  • κῡρίως (kūríōs)

Descendants

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios).

Noun

κύριος (kýrios) m (plural κύριοι)

  1. mister (title conferred on an adult male)
  2. master (someone who has control over something or someone)
  3. sir (an address to any male)

Declension

Synonyms

  • (abbreviation) κ. (k.)
  • (abbreviation) κος (kos)

See also

Adjective

κύριος (kýrios) m (feminine κύρια, neuter κύριο)

  1. main, principal, most important

Declension

Derived terms

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