κάδουσα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from Pre-Greek. For the suffix, compare ἄγχουσα (ánkhousa), αἴθουσα (aíthousa) and νήθουσα (nḗthousa).

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈka.du.sa/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ðu.sa/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ðu.sa/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ðu.sa/

Noun

κάδουσα • (kádousa)

Hesychius' gives the definition as: εἶδος σταφυλῆς (eîdos staphulês, literally “kind of grape”).

Further reading

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
Hesychius' Lexicon: κ

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