Arimaspi

English

Noun

Arimaspi pl (plural only)

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

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριμασπός (Arimaspós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.riˈmas.piː/, [ärɪˈmäs̠piː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.riˈmas.pi/, [äriˈmäspi]

Proper noun

Arimaspī m pl (genitive Arimaspōrum); second declension

1. A tribe of Scythia

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Arimaspī
genitive	Arimaspōrum
dative	Arimaspīs
accusative	Arimaspōs
ablative	Arimaspīs
vocative	Arimaspī

References

• “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.