Κόρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (ku-u-ru-u-š /⁠Kuruš⁠/).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Κόρος • (Kórosm (genitive Κόρου); second declension

  1. Cyrus

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Κόρος (Kóros)
  • Latin: Corus

References

  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “5.5.1.34. Kuraš”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 528