Scytha

Latin

Alternative forms

• Scythēs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σκύθης (Skúthēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsky.tʰa/, [ˈs̠kʏt̪ʰä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ta/, [ˈʃiːt̪ä]

Proper noun

Scytha m (genitive Scythae); first declension

1. a Scythian

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Scytha	Scythae
genitive	Scythae	Scythārum
dative	Scythae	Scythīs
accusative	Scytham	Scythās
ablative	Scythā	Scythīs
vocative	Scytha	Scythae

Related terms

• Scythia

Descendants

• English: Scyth
• French: Scythe
• Italian: scita
• Portuguese: cita
• Romanian: scit
• Spanish: escita

References

• “Scytha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Scytha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.