Kaukazas
Lithuanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Кавка́з (Kavkáz), from Ancient Greek Καύκασος (Kaúkasos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɒʊˈkɑːzɐs]
- Hyphenation: Kau‧ka‧zas
Proper noun
Kaukãzas m (uncountable, relational adjective kaukaziẽtiškas, demonym kaukaziẽtis, female demonym kaukaziẽtė) stress pattern 2
- Caucasus (a mountain range on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan)
Declension
| nominative | Kaukãzas |
|---|---|
| genitive | Kaukãzo |
| dative | Kaukãzui |
| accusative | Kaukãzą |
| instrumental | Kaukazù |
| locative | Kaukazè |
| vocative | Kaukãze |
Derived terms
- kaukãzinis
Further reading
- “Kaukazas”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
- “Kaukazas”, entry by Rimantas Krupickas, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)