Σαυρομάτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Σαρμᾰ́της (Sarmắtēs), Σαμᾰ́της (Samắtēs)

Etymology

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According to classical Greek authors, the Sarmatae owe the name to their typical red hair.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sau̯.ro.má.tɛːs/ → /sa.βroˈma.tis/ → /sa.vroˈma.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sau̯.ro.má.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /saw.roˈma.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sa.βroˈma.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sa.vroˈma.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sa.vroˈma.tis/

Noun

Σαυρομᾰ́της • (Sauromắtēs) m (genitive Σαυρομᾰ́του); first declension

1. a Sarmatian

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Σαυρομᾰ́της; τοῦ Σαυρομᾰ́του (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Σαυρομᾰ́της ho Sauromắtēs	τὼ Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱ tṑ Sauromắtā	οἱ Σαυρομᾰ́ται hoi Sauromắtai
Genitive	τοῦ Σαυρομᾰ́του toû Sauromắtou	τοῖν Σαυρομᾰ́ταιν toîn Sauromắtain	τῶν Σαυρομᾰτῶν tôn Sauromătôn
Dative	τῷ Σαυρομᾰ́τῃ tôi Sauromắtēi	τοῖν Σαυρομᾰ́ταιν toîn Sauromắtain	τοῖς Σαυρομᾰ́ταις toîs Sauromắtais
Accusative	τὸν Σαυρομᾰ́την tòn Sauromắtēn	τὼ Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱ tṑ Sauromắtā	τοὺς Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱς toùs Sauromắtās
Vocative	Σαυρομᾰ́τᾰ Sauromắtă	Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱ Sauromắtā	Σαυρομᾰ́ται Sauromắtai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ὁ Σαυρομᾰ́της; τοῦ Σαυρομᾰ́τεω (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Σαυρομᾰ́της ho Sauromắtēs	τὼ Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱ tṑ Sauromắtā	οἱ Σαυρομᾰ́ται hoi Sauromắtai
Genitive	τοῦ Σαυρομᾰ́τεω / Σαυρομᾰ́τω toû Sauromắteō / Sauromắtō	τοῖν Σαυρομᾰ́ταιν toîn Sauromắtain	τῶν Σαυρομᾰτέων / Σαυρομᾰτῶν tôn Sauromătéōn / Sauromătôn
Dative	τῷ Σαυρομᾰ́τῃ tôi Sauromắtēi	τοῖν Σαυρομᾰ́ταιν toîn Sauromắtain	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν Σαυρομᾰ́τῃσῐ / Σαυρομᾰ́τῃσῐν toîsĭ(n) Sauromắtēisĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν Σαυρομᾰ́την tòn Sauromắtēn	τὼ Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱ tṑ Sauromắtā	τοὺς Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱς toùs Sauromắtās
Vocative	Σαυρομᾰ́τᾰ Sauromắtă	Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱ Sauromắtā	Σαυρομᾰ́ται Sauromắtai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Σαρμᾰτῐ́ᾱ (Sarmătĭ́ā)
• Σαρμᾰ́τισσᾰ (Sarmắtissă)
• Σαυρομᾰτῐκός (Sauromătĭkós), Σαρμᾰτῐκός (Sarmătĭkós)
• Σαυρομᾰ́τῐς (Sauromắtĭs)

Descendants

• Greek: Σαυρομάτης (Savromátis)

References

• “Σαυρομάτης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,024
• Σαυρομάτης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette