Elbrus

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/ɛlˈbrʊz/

proper noun

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.

OriginPersian البرز ← Middle Persian hlbwlc ← Proto-Iranian *Harā Bṛzatī →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Iranian*Harā Bṛzatī
  2. Middle Persianhlbwlc
  3. Persianالبرز
  4. EnglishElbrus

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”).

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Translations

Arabic إِلْبْرُوز
  • إِلْبْرُوز (ʔilbrūz)mountain
Bengali আলবর্জ
  • আলবর্জ (albôrz)mountain
Bulgarian Елбру́с
  • Елбру́с (Elbrús)mountain
Chinese Mandarin 厄爾布魯士峰 /厄尔布鲁士峰
  • 厄爾布魯士峰 /厄尔布鲁士峰 (È'ěrbùlǔshì fēng)mountain
Danish Elbrus
  • Elbrusmountain
Esperanto Elbruso
  • Elbrusomountain
Finnish Elbrus
  • Elbrusmountain
French Elbrouz
  • Elbrouzmountain
German Elbrus
  • Elbrusmountain
Greek Ελμπρούς
  • Ελμπρούς (Elmproús)mountain
Hebrew אלברוס
  • אלברוסmountain
Hindi एल्ब्रुस, एल्ब्रस
  • एल्ब्रुस (elbrus)mountain
  • एल्ब्रस (elbras)mountain
Hungarian Elbrusz
  • Elbruszmountain
Japanese エルブルス山
  • エルブルス山 (Eruburusu-san)mountain
Korean 옐브루스 산
  • 옐브루스 산 (Yelbeuruseu san)mountain
Persian البروس
  • البروس (elbrus)mountain
Portuguese Elbro, Elbrus
  • Elbromountain
  • Elbrusmountain
Russian Эльбру́с
  • Эльбру́с (Elʹbrús)mountain
Turkish Elbruz
  • Elbruzmountain
Ukrainian Ельбру́с
  • Ельбру́с (Elʹbrús)mountain

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BuslerblursebrusleBurles
Cite this entry
APA

Elbrus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elbrus

MLA

“Elbrus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elbrus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elbrus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elbrus.

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