Elbrus en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ɛlˈbrʊz/
Etymology
The word is a metathesis of Alborz, which is from Persian البرز (alborz), from Middle Persian hlbwlc (Harborz), ultimately derived from Proto-Iranian *Harā Bṛzatī, a legendary mountain in Iranian mythology (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬁⸱𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬍 (harā.bər^əzaⁱtī)). *Bṛzatī is the feminine form of the adjective *br̥jáns (“high”), the reconstructed ancestor of modern Northern Kurdish berz (“high, tall”) and modern Persian برز (borz, “high, tall”). Harā may be interpreted as "watch" or "guard", from a Proto-Indo-European root *ser- (“protect”).
Meanings
- An inactive volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, near the border of Georgia. Elbrus's highest peak is the highest mountain in Europe, and in Russia.
Translations (44)
el Ελμπρούς (mountain) · kbd ӏуащхьэмахуэ (mountain) · ady Къусхьэмаф (mountain) · uk Ельбру́с (mountain) · tr Elbruz (mountain) · bg Елбру́с (mountain) · eo Elbruso (mountain) · he אלברוס (mountain) · pt Elbro (mountain) · ce Элабарз (mountain) · ab Орфи-туб (mountain) · fi Elbrus (mountain) · ko 옐브루스 산 (mountain) · fa البروس (mountain) · hy Էլբրուս (mountain) · de Elbrus (mountain) · os Уарп (mountain) · pt Elbrus (mountain) · hi एल्ब्रस (mountain) · da Elbrus (mountain) · ady ӏуашъхьэмафэ (mountain) · abq Урым йхъымгӏва (mountain) · hi एल्ब्रुस (mountain) · inh Аьлбоарз (mountain) · ru Эльбру́с (mountain) · ka იალბუზი (mountain) · cmn 厄爾布魯士峰 /厄尔布鲁士峰 (mountain) · fr Elbrouz (mountain) · tt Мәңге Тау (mountain) · bn আলবর্জ (mountain) · nog Ельбурус (mountain) · abq Урышв ихъымгӏва (mountain) · sva ფასა (mountain) · mk Елбрус (mountain) · nog Аскартав (mountain) · be Эльбру́с (mountain) · xmf იალბუზი (mountain) · ar إِلْبْرُوز (mountain) · ja エルブルス山 (mountain) · kbd Ошхамахуэ (mountain) · fo Elbrus (mountain) · krc Минги тау (mountain) · hu Elbrusz (mountain) · os Цатыбӕрзонд (mountain)