Colchis

English
Historical map of Colchis

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κολχίς (Kolkhís).

Proper noun

Colchis

  1. (historical) An ancient region and kingdom on the coast of the Black Sea, corresponding to what is now western Georgia.

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Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin Colchis, from Ancient Greek Κολχῐ́ς (Kolkhís).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔl.xɪs/
  • Hyphenation: Col‧chis

Proper noun

Colchis n

  1. Colchis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κολχῐ́ς (Kolkhís).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Colchis f sg (genitive Colchidis); third declension

  1. Colchis

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case 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.
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