Καύκασος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *kewk-. The origin is uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Scythian *xrohukäsi (ice-shining, white with snow) Compare also Old Armenian Կապկոհ (Kapkoh, Caucasus), Middle Persian [script needed] (Kap-kōf, Caucasus). Or possibly from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭯 (kʿp /⁠kof⁠/, hill, mountain), ultimately from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳 (k-u-f /⁠kaufa⁠/, mountain). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Καύκᾰσος (Kaúkasosm (genitive Καυκᾰ́σου); second declension

  1. Caucasus

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  • Καύκασος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Καύκασος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005

Greek

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Proper noun

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Καύκασος (Káfkasos)

  1. Caucasus

Inflection

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Derived terms

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