"Κολχίς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Κολχίς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kol.kʰís/, /kolˈçis/, /kolˈçis/, /kol.kʰís/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /kolˈkʰis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /kolˈçis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /kolˈçis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /kolˈçis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Κολχός (Kolkhós) + -ίς (-ís). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|Κολχός|-ις|alt2=-ίς}} Κολχός (Kolkhós) + -ίς (-ís) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Κολχῐ́δος|f|third|head=Κολχῐ́ς}} Κολχῐ́ς • (Kolkhĭ́s) f (genitive Κολχῐ́δος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Κολχῐ́ς|Κολχῐ́δος|form=F-sing}} Forms: Κολχῐ́ς [canonical], Kolkhĭ́s [romanization], Κολχῐ́δος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ Κολχῐ́ς [nominative, singular], τῆς Κολχῐ́δος [genitive, singular], τῇ Κολχῐ́δῐ [dative, singular], τὴν Κολχῐ́δᾰ [accusative, singular], Κολχῐ́ς [singular, vocative]
  1. (historical) Colchis (a historical region and ancient Georgian kingdom on the coast of the Black Sea in the South Caucasus on the border between Europe and Asia, corresponding to what is now western Georgia (including Abkhazia), as well as parts of Russia and Turkey) Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Abkhazia, Places in Georgia, Places in Russia, Places in Turkey
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: Colchide",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Italian: Colchide"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "Cólquida",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Cólquida",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Cólquida"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
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            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Колхида",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Колхида (Kolxida)"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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            "1": "hy",
            "2": "Կոլխիդա",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: Կոլխիդա (Kolxida)"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "Colchida",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: Colchida",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: Colchida"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Cólquide",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Cólquide",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Cólquide"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Kolhida",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Kolhida",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: Kolhida"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "კოლხეთი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: კოლხეთი (ḳolxeti)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: კოლხეთი (ḳolxeti)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "Kolheti",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: Kolheti",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: Kolheti"
    },
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            "2": "კოლხეთი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Laz: კოლხეთი (ǩolxeti)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Laz: კოლხეთი (ǩolxeti)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Kolheti",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Kolheti",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: Kolheti"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "Κολχίς",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: Κολχίς (Kolchís)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: Κολχίς (Kolchís)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Colchis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Colchis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Colchis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Kolchis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: Kolchis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: Kolchis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Colchis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Colchis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Colchis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Colchis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: Colchis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: Colchis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Kolchis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Kolchis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Kolchis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "Kolkhisz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: Kolkhisz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: Kolkhisz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "Colchis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: Colchis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: Colchis"
    },
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            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "Կողքիս",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: Կողքիս (Kołkʻis)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: Կողքիս (Kołkʻis)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "Կողքիս"
          },
          "expansion": "Armenian: Կողքիս (Koġkʻis)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Armenian: Կողքիս (Koġkʻis)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Kolhis",
            "3": "Kolha",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Kolhis, Kolha",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: Kolhis, Kolha"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Κολχός (Kolkhós) + -ίς (-ís).",
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      "form": "Κολχῐ́ς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kolkhĭ́s",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Κολχῐ́δος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἡ Κολχῐ́ς",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Κολχῐ́δος",
      "roman": "tês Kolkhĭ́dos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Κολχῐ́δῐ",
      "roman": "têi Kolkhĭ́dĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Κολχῐ́δᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn Kolkhĭ́dă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Κολχῐ́ς",
      "roman": "Kolkhĭ́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "Κολχῐ́δος",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "Κολχῐ́ς"
      },
      "expansion": "Κολχῐ́ς • (Kolkhĭ́s) f (genitive Κολχῐ́δος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Κολχῐ́ς",
        "2": "Κολχῐ́δος",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ις",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Former polities",
          "orig": "grc:Former polities",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Geographic and cultural areas of Abkhazia",
          "orig": "grc:Geographic and cultural areas of Abkhazia",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Geographic and cultural areas of Asia",
          "orig": "grc:Geographic and cultural areas of Asia",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Geographic and cultural areas of Europe",
          "orig": "grc:Geographic and cultural areas of Europe",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Geographic and cultural areas of Georgia",
          "orig": "grc:Geographic and cultural areas of Georgia",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Geographic and cultural areas of Russia",
          "orig": "grc:Geographic and cultural areas of Russia",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Geographic and cultural areas of Turkey",
          "orig": "grc:Geographic and cultural areas of Turkey",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Places in Abkhazia",
          "orig": "grc:Places in Abkhazia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Places in Georgia",
          "orig": "grc:Places in Georgia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Places in Russia",
          "orig": "grc:Places in Russia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Places in Turkey",
          "orig": "grc:Places in Turkey",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Colchis (a historical region and ancient Georgian kingdom on the coast of the Black Sea in the South Caucasus on the border between Europe and Asia, corresponding to what is now western Georgia (including Abkhazia), as well as parts of Russia and Turkey)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Κολχίς-grc-name-dcIR~6l9",
      "links": [
        [
          "Colchis",
          "Colchis#English:_Q183150"
        ],
        [
          "Georgian",
          "Georgian"
        ],
        [
          "kingdom",
          "kingdom"
        ],
        [
          "Black Sea",
          "Black Sea"
        ],
        [
          "South Caucasus",
          "South Caucasus"
        ],
        [
          "Europe",
          "Europe#English"
        ],
        [
          "Asia",
          "Asia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Georgia",
          "Georgia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Abkhazia",
          "Abkhazia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Russia",
          "Russia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Turkey",
          "Turkey#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) Colchis (a historical region and ancient Georgian kingdom on the coast of the Black Sea in the South Caucasus on the border between Europe and Asia, corresponding to what is now western Georgia (including Abkhazia), as well as parts of Russia and Turkey)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kol.kʰís/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈçis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈçis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kol.kʰís/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈkʰis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈçis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈçis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈçis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Κολχίς"
}
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "Κολχίδα"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: Κολχίδα (Kolchída)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: Κολχίδα (Kolchída)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "Colchide",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: Colchide",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Colchide"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Cólquida",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Cólquida",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Cólquida"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Колхида",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Колхида (Kolxida)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Колхида (Kolxida)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "Կոլխիդա",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Armenian: Կոլխիդա (Kolxida)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: Կոլխիդա (Kolxida)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "Colchida",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: Colchida",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: Colchida"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Cólquide",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Cólquide",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Cólquide"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Kolhida",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Kolhida",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: Kolhida"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "კოლხეთი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: კოლხეთი (ḳolxeti)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: კოლხეთი (ḳolxeti)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "Kolheti",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: Kolheti",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: Kolheti"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lzz",
            "2": "კოლხეთი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Laz: კოლხეთი (ǩolxeti)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Laz: კოლხეთი (ǩolxeti)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Kolheti",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Kolheti",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: Kolheti"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "Κολχίς",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: Κολχίς (Kolchís)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: Κολχίς (Kolchís)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Colchis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Colchis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Colchis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Kolchis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: Kolchis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: Kolchis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Colchis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Colchis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Colchis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Colchis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: Colchis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: Colchis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Kolchis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Kolchis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Kolchis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "Kolkhisz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: Kolkhisz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: Kolkhisz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "Colchis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: Colchis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: Colchis"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "Կողքիս",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: Կողքիս (Kołkʻis)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: Կողքիս (Kołkʻis)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "Կողքիս"
          },
          "expansion": "Armenian: Կողքիս (Koġkʻis)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Armenian: Կողքիս (Koġkʻis)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Kolhis",
            "3": "Kolha",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Kolhis, Kolha",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: Kolhis, Kolha"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "Κολχός",
        "3": "-ις",
        "alt2": "-ίς"
      },
      "expansion": "Κολχός (Kolkhós) + -ίς (-ís)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Κολχός (Kolkhós) + -ίς (-ís).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Κολχῐ́ς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kolkhĭ́s",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Κολχῐ́δος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Κολχῐ́ς",
      "roman": "hē Kolkhĭ́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Κολχῐ́δος",
      "roman": "tês Kolkhĭ́dos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Κολχῐ́δῐ",
      "roman": "têi Kolkhĭ́dĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Κολχῐ́δᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn Kolkhĭ́dă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Κολχῐ́ς",
      "roman": "Kolkhĭ́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Κολχῐ́δος",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "Κολχῐ́ς"
      },
      "expansion": "Κολχῐ́ς • (Kolkhĭ́s) f (genitive Κολχῐ́δος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Κολχῐ́ς",
        "2": "Κολχῐ́δος",
        "form": "F-sing"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the third declension",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ις",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek terms with historical senses",
        "Ancient Greek third-declension proper nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "grc:Former polities",
        "grc:Geographic and cultural areas of Abkhazia",
        "grc:Geographic and cultural areas of Asia",
        "grc:Geographic and cultural areas of Europe",
        "grc:Geographic and cultural areas of Georgia",
        "grc:Geographic and cultural areas of Russia",
        "grc:Geographic and cultural areas of Turkey",
        "grc:Places in Abkhazia",
        "grc:Places in Georgia",
        "grc:Places in Russia",
        "grc:Places in Turkey"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Colchis (a historical region and ancient Georgian kingdom on the coast of the Black Sea in the South Caucasus on the border between Europe and Asia, corresponding to what is now western Georgia (including Abkhazia), as well as parts of Russia and Turkey)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Colchis",
          "Colchis#English:_Q183150"
        ],
        [
          "Georgian",
          "Georgian"
        ],
        [
          "kingdom",
          "kingdom"
        ],
        [
          "Black Sea",
          "Black Sea"
        ],
        [
          "South Caucasus",
          "South Caucasus"
        ],
        [
          "Europe",
          "Europe#English"
        ],
        [
          "Asia",
          "Asia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Georgia",
          "Georgia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Abkhazia",
          "Abkhazia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Russia",
          "Russia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Turkey",
          "Turkey#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) Colchis (a historical region and ancient Georgian kingdom on the coast of the Black Sea in the South Caucasus on the border between Europe and Asia, corresponding to what is now western Georgia (including Abkhazia), as well as parts of Russia and Turkey)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kol.kʰís/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈçis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈçis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kol.kʰís/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈkʰis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈçis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈçis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈçis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Κολχίς"
}

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