Arimaspi

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English[edit]

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Noun[edit]

Arimaspi pl (plural only)

  1. (mythology) A legendary tribe of one-eyed people of northern Scythia, described by Herodotus.

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριμασπός (Arimaspós).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Arimaspī m pl (genitive Arimaspōrum); second declension

  1. A tribe of Scythia

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Arimaspī
Genitive Arimaspōrum
Dative Arimaspīs
Accusative Arimaspōs
Ablative Arimaspīs
Vocative Arimaspī

References[edit]

  • Arimaspi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Arimaspi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette