καύσων in Ancient Greek

IPA: /kǎu̯.sɔːn/, /ˈkaɸ.son/, /ˈkaf.son/, /kǎu̯.sɔːn/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkaʍ.son/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈkaɸ.son/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈkaf.son/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈkaf.son/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Ultmately from καίω (kaíō, “to kindle, burn”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|καύσωνος|m|third}} καύσων • (kaúsōn) m (genitive καύσωνος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|καύσων|καύσωνος}} Forms: kaúsōn [romanization], καύσωνος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ καύσων [nominative, singular], καύσωνε [dual, nominative], οἱ καύσωνες [nominative, plural], τοῦ καύσωνος [genitive, singular], καυσώνοιν [dual, genitive], καυσώνων [genitive, plural], τῷ καύσωνῐ [dative, singular], καυσώνοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς καύσωσῐ [dative, plural], καύσωσῐν [dative, plural], toîs kaúsōsĭ [dative, plural], toîs kaúsōsĭn [dative, plural], τὸν καύσωνᾰ [accusative, singular], καύσωνε [accusative, dual], τοὺς καύσωνᾰς [accusative, plural], καύσων [singular, vocative], καύσωνε [dual, vocative], καύσωνες [plural, vocative]

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"καύσων" meaning in Ancient Greek

Noun