Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
καικίας. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
καικίας, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
καικίας in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
καικίας you have here. The definition of the word
καικίας will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
καικίας, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Achilles Tatius claimed that the name came from the river Κάϊκος (Káïkos), as this wind came over that river in its course.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kai̯.kí.aːs/ → /cɛˈci.as/ → /ceˈci.as/
Noun
καικίᾱς • (kaikíās) m (genitive καικίου); first declension
- the north-east wind
Inflection
References
- “καικίας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “καικίας”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- καικίας in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN