Scytha

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σκύθης (Skúthēs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Scytha m (genitive Scythae); first declension

  1. a Scythian

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Scytha Scythae
genitive Scythae Scythārum
dative Scythae Scythīs
accusative Scytham Scythās
ablative Scythā Scythīs
vocative Scytha Scythae

Descendants

  • English: Scyth
  • French: Scythe
  • Italian: scita
  • Portuguese: cita
  • Romanian: scit
  • Spanish: escita

References

  • Scytha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Scytha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.