Κολχίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Κολχός (Kolkhós) +‎ -ίς (-ís).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Κολχῐ́ς • (Kolkhĭ́sf (genitive Κολχῐ́δος); third declension

  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)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Κολχίδα (Kolchída)
  • Georgian: კოლხეთი (ḳolxeti)
  • Greek: Κολχίς (Kolchís)
  • Latin: Colchis
    • Danish: Kolchis
    • English: Colchis
    • French: Colchis
    • German: Kolchis
    • Hungarian: Kolkhisz
    • Romanian: Colchis
  • Old Armenian: Կողքիս (Kołkʻis)
  • Turkish: Kolhis, Kolha

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,006