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# cyril

noun, a name (Cyril)

«cyril» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) Cyril is a man's first name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyril/#m1)
2. (a name, church) Saint Cyril was a Christian missionary of the 800s who, with his brother Methodius, brought the Christian faith and writing to Slavic peoples. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyril/#m2)

### In the lessons

As a name it was popular in Britain in the early 1900s and is less common now. In history, Saint Cyril is honoured by many churches; the Cyrillic alphabet, used for Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian and other languages, is named after him, though it was probably made by his followers.

### Examples

- Cyril is my great-grandad's name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyril/#x1)
- Saint Cyril and his brother Methodius were missionaries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyril/#x2)
- The Cyrillic alphabet is named after Saint Cyril. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyril/#x3)
- Uncle Cyril told us stories about the war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyril/#x4)
- Ukrainian is written in Cyrillic letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyril/#x5)
- The book was by an author called Cyril. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyril/#x6)

### Note

A name, so it takes a capital C: Cyril. Pronounced «SIR-il». Adjective: Cyrillic (the alphabet).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cyril» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyril/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cyril» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cyril.html) on Mova free.