Scythia

Borrowed from Latin Scythia, from Ancient Greek Σκυθία (Skuthía).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪði.ə/, /ˈsɪθi.ə/

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Scythia

2. (historical) A geographic region encompassing the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE.

Precise boundaries vary by author.

• Scythian
• Scyth

• Scitia

From Ancient Greek Σκυθία (Skuthía).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsky.tʰi.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈʃiː.t̪i.a]

Scythia f sg (genitive Scythiae); first declension

1. Scythia (a geographic region encompassing the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE)

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

• Scytha

• → English: Scythia
• French: Scythie
• Portuguese: Cítia
• Spanish: Escitia

Scythia f

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Cítia.