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Scythia
Scythia
English
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Approximate extent of Scythia in the first century BCE
Proper noun
Scythia
- (historical) a region of Central Eurasia in the classical era, encompassing parts of Pontic steppe, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE
Usage notes
Precise boundaries vary with author.
Related terms
Translations
region of Central Eurasia
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σκυθία (Skuthía).
Proper noun
Scythia f (genitive Scythiae); first declension
Inflection
First declension, with locative.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
nominative | Scythia |
genitive | Scythiae |
dative | Scythiae |
accusative | Scythiam |
ablative | Scythiā |
vocative | Scythia |
locative | Scythiae |
Portuguese
Proper noun
Scythia f
- Obsolete spelling of Cítia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).