Κολχίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Κολχός (Kolkhós) +‎ -ίς (-ís).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kol.kʰís/ → /kolˈçis/ → /kolˈçis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kol.kʰís/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kolˈkʰis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kolˈçis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kolˈçis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kolˈçis/

Proper noun

Κολχῐ́ς • (Kolkhís) f (genitive Κολχῐ́δος); third declension

1. Colchis

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Κολχῐ́ς; τῆς Κολχῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Κολχῐ́ς hē Kolkhís
Genitive	τῆς Κολχῐ́δος tês Kolkhídos
Dative	τῇ Κολχῐ́δῐ têi Kolkhídi
Accusative	τὴν Κολχῐ́δᾰ tḕn Kolkhída
Vocative	Κολχῐ́ς Kolkhís
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

• Greek: Κολχίδα (Kolchída)
  • → Italian: Colchide
  • → Portuguese: Cólquida
  • → Russian: Колхида (Kolxida)
    • → Armenian: Կոլխիդա (Kolxida)
    • → Romanian: Colchida
  • → Spanish: Cólquide
  • → Turkish: Kolhida
• → Georgian: კოლხეთი (ḳolxeti)
  • → Azerbaijani: Kolheti
  • → Laz: კოლხეთი (ǩolxeti)
  • → Turkish: Kolheti
• → Greek: Κολχίς (Kolchís)
• → Latin: Colchis
  • → Danish: Kolchis
  • → English: Colchis
  • → French: Colchis
  • → German: Kolchis
  • → Hungarian: Kolkhisz
  • → Romanian: Colchis
• → Old Armenian: Կողքիս (Kołkʻis)
  • Armenian: Կողքիս (Koġkʻis)
• → 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