Scythia

English
Approximate extent of Scythia in the first century BCE

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪði.ə/, /ˈsɪθi.ə/

Proper noun

Scythia

  1. (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 by author.

Translations

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σκυθία (Skuthía).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsky.tʰi.a/, [ˈskʏ.tʰi.a]

Proper noun

Scythia f (genitive Scythiae); first declension

  1. Scythia

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

  1. Obsolete spelling of Cítia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
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