Scytha

Latin

Alternative forms

Scythēs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σκύθης (Skúthēs).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsky.tʰa/, [ˈs̠kʏt̪ʰä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ta/, [ˈʃiːt̪ä]

Noun

Scytha m (genitive Scythae); first declension

a Scythian

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	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
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.

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