καυσία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unexplained. Furnée refers to γαύσαπος (gaúsapos, woolen cloth). Alternatively, from Proto-Scythian *xauδiya via Thracian.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

καυσῐ́ᾱ • (kausĭ́āf (genitive καυσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. royal hat made of felt, used by Macedonians

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: kausia
  • Latin: causia

Further reading

  1. ^
    2011, Wojciech Sowa, “Old Persian Yauna Takabara and Macedonian Καυσια”, in Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization[1], volume 15, pages 175-184: