Colchis
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English
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κολχίς (Kolkhís).
Proper noun
Colchis
- (historical) An ancient region and kingdom on the coast of the Black Sea, corresponding to what is now western Georgia.
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Translations
ancient region and kingdom
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Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Latin Colchis, from Ancient Greek Κολχῐ́ς (Kolkhís).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Colchis n
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κολχῐ́ς (Kolkhís).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkol.kʰis/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkol.kis/,
Proper noun
Colchis f sg (genitive Colchidis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Colchis |
| genitive | Colchidis |
| dative | Colchidī |
| accusative | Colchidem |
| ablative | Colchide |
| vocative | Colchis |
References
- “Colchis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Colchis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Colchis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.