Scythia

English

Approximate extent of Scythia in the first century BCE

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Scythia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.

Related terms

• Scythian
• Scyth

Translations

region of Central Eurasia

• Arabic: سَكِيثِيَا (sakīṯiyā), سَقِيثِيَا (saqīṯiyā), سِيثِيَا (sīṯiyā), سَكِيَا (sakiyā)
• Armenian: Սկյութիա (Skyutʻia)

  Old Armenian: Սկիւթիա (Skiwtʻia)

• Catalan: Escítia
• Czech: Skythie f
• Danish: Skytien c
• Dutch: Scythië n
• Greek:

  Ancient: Σκυθία f (Skuthía)

• Irish: an Scitia f
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• Latin: Scitia, Scythia
• Norwegian: Skytia
• Oriya: ଶାକ ଦ୍ୱୀପ (or) (śāka dwipa)
• Persian: ساکاستان (sâkâstân), سکاستان (sakâstân), سکائستان (sakâ'estân)

  Old Persian: 𐎿𐎣 (Saka)

• Portuguese: Cítia f
• Romanian: Sciția f
• Russian: Скифия (ru) (Skifija)
• Spanish: Escitia f
• Volapük: Skütän (vo)

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Scitia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σκυθία (Skuthía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsky.tʰi.a/, [ˈs̠kʏt̪ʰiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ti.a/, [ˈʃiːt̪iä]

Proper noun

Scythia f sg (genitive Scythiae); first declension

1. Scythia

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Scythia
Genitive	Scythiae
Dative	Scythiae
Accusative	Scythiam
Ablative	Scythiā
Vocative	Scythia
Locative	Scythiae

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Scythia f

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