"Καύκασος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Καύκασος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kǎu̯.ka.sos/, /ˈkaɸ.ka.sos/, /ˈkaf.ka.sos/, /kǎu̯.ka.sos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkaʍ.ka.sos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈkaɸ.ka.sos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈkaf.ka.sos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈkaf.ka.sos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Uncertain; perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (“to elevate; height”), or from borrowed from Iranian, compare Middle Persian *Kaf kōf (“Mount Qaf, Caucasus mountains”). Etymology templates: {{unc|grc}} Uncertain, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*kewk-|t=to elevate; height}} Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (“to elevate; height”), {{bor|grc|ira}} Iranian, {{m+|pal|*Kaf kōf|t=Mount Qaf, Caucasus mountains}} Middle Persian *Kaf kōf (“Mount Qaf, Caucasus mountains”) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Καυκᾰ́σου|m|second|head=Καύκᾰσος}} Καύκᾰσος • (Kaúkăsos) m (genitive Καυκᾰ́σου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Καύκᾰσος|ου|form=sing}} Forms: Καύκᾰσος [canonical], Kaúkăsos [romanization], Καυκᾰ́σου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ Καύκᾰσος [nominative, singular], τοῦ Καυκᾰ́σου [genitive, singular], τῷ Καυκᾰ́σῳ [dative, singular], τὸν Καύκᾰσον [accusative, singular], Καύκᾰσε [singular, vocative]
  1. Caucasus Wikipedia link: Caucasus Derived forms: Καυκᾰ́σῐον (Kaukắsĭon)
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "el",
            "2": "Καύκασος"
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
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          "expansion": "→ Arabic: القَوْقَاز (al-qawqāz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: القَوْقَاز (al-qawqāz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "Կովկաս",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: Կովկաս (Kovkas), Կաւկաս (Kawkas)\nArmenian: Կովկաս (Kovkas)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: Կովկաս (Kovkas), Կաւկաս (Kawkas)\nArmenian: Կովկաս (Kovkas)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "et",
            "2": "Kaukaasia",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Estonian: Kaukaasia",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Estonian: Kaukaasia"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "კავკასია",
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          "expansion": "→ Georgian: კავკასია (ḳavḳasia)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: კავკასია (ḳavḳasia)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "Καύκασος"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "he",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: קווקז (Kavkáz, Qawqáz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: קווקז (Kavkáz, Qawqáz)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Caucasus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Caucasus",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Caucasus (see there for further descendants)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "Кавка́з",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Кавка́з (Kavkáz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Кавка́з (Kavkáz)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Kafkasya",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Kafkasya",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: Kafkasya"
    }
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      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "ira"
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        "canonical"
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    },
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      "form": "Kaúkăsos",
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        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "Καυκᾰ́σου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ὁ Καύκᾰσος",
      "roman": "ho Kaúkăsos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ Καυκᾰ́σου",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ Καυκᾰ́σῳ",
      "roman": "tôi Kaukắsōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν Καύκᾰσον",
      "roman": "tòn Kaúkăson",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Καύκᾰσε",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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    }
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        "1": "Καύκᾰσος",
        "2": "ου",
        "form": "sing"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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          "word": "Καυκᾰ́σῐον"
        }
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        "Caucasus"
      ],
      "id": "en-Καύκασος-grc-name-5yzWNCwQ",
      "links": [
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          "Caucasus",
          "Caucasus"
        ]
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        "Caucasus"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kǎu̯.ka.sos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɸ.ka.sos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaf.ka.sos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kǎu̯.ka.sos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaʍ.ka.sos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɸ.ka.sos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaf.ka.sos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaf.ka.sos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Καύκασος"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Kaukắsĭon",
      "word": "Καυκᾰ́σῐον"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "Καύκασος"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: Καύκασος (Káfkasos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: Καύκασος (Káfkasos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "القَوْقَاز",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: القَوْقَاز (al-qawqāz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: القَوْقَاز (al-qawqāz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "Կովկաս",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: Կովկաս (Kovkas), Կաւկաս (Kawkas)\nArmenian: Կովկաս (Kovkas)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: Կովկաս (Kovkas), Կաւկաս (Kawkas)\nArmenian: Կովկաս (Kovkas)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "et",
            "2": "Kaukaasia",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Estonian: Kaukaasia",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Estonian: Kaukaasia"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "კავკასია",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: კავკასია (ḳavḳasia)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: კავკასია (ḳavḳasia)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "Καύκασος"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: Καύκασος (Káfkasos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: Καύκασος (Káfkasos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "קווקז",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "Kavkáz, Qawqáz"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: קווקז (Kavkáz, Qawqáz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: קווקז (Kavkáz, Qawqáz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Caucasus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Caucasus",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Caucasus (see there for further descendants)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Кавка́з",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Кавка́з (Kavkáz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Кавка́з (Kavkáz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Kafkasya",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Kafkasya",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: Kafkasya"
    }
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      "name": "unc"
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "Uncertain; perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (“to elevate; height”), or from borrowed from Iranian, compare Middle Persian *Kaf kōf (“Mount Qaf, Caucasus mountains”).",
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      "form": "Καύκᾰσος",
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        "canonical"
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    {
      "form": "Kaúkăsos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Καυκᾰ́σου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "form": "ὁ Καύκᾰσος",
      "roman": "ho Kaúkăsos",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τοῦ Καυκᾰ́σου",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ Καυκᾰ́σῳ",
      "roman": "tôi Kaukắsōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν Καύκᾰσον",
      "roman": "tòn Kaúkăson",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Καύκᾰσε",
      "roman": "Kaúkăse",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "Καυκᾰ́σου",
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        "3": "second",
        "head": "Καύκᾰσος"
      },
      "expansion": "Καύκᾰσος • (Kaúkăsos) m (genitive Καυκᾰ́σου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
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        "form": "sing"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension",
        "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
        "Ancient Greek second-declension proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Iranian languages",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Iranian languages",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Caucasus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Caucasus",
          "Caucasus"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Caucasus"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kǎu̯.ka.sos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɸ.ka.sos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaf.ka.sos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kǎu̯.ka.sos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaʍ.ka.sos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɸ.ka.sos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaf.ka.sos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaf.ka.sos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Καύκασος"
}

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