Κότυς
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Thracian *Kotus, itself a loanword from Phrygian.[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kó.tys/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈko.tys/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈko.tys/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈko.tys/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈko.tis/
Proper noun
Κότῠς • (Kótus) m (genitive Κότῠος); third declension
- a male given name from Thracian: Cotys, the name of two kings of the Sapaei
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir I. Georgiev (1977) Траките И Техният Език [The Thracians and their Language] (in Bulgarian), Изд-во на Българската академия на науките, page 222
Further reading
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,007