Scythia

English

Approximate extent of Scythia in the first century BCE

Etymology

From Latin Scythia, from 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 the 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 f (sakīṯiyā), سَقِيثِيَا f (saqīṯiyā), سِيثِيَا f (sīṯiyā), اسقوثيا (isqūṯiyā)
• Armenian: Սկյութիա (Skyutʻia)

  Old Armenian: Սկիւթիա (Skiwtʻia)

• Azerbaijani: Skifiya
• Belarusian: Скі́фія f (Skífija)
• Bulgarian: Ски́тия f (Skítija)
• Catalan: Escítia
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斯基提亞／斯基提亚 (Sījītíyà)

• Czech: Skythie f
• Danish: Skytien c
• Dutch: Scythië n
• French: Scythie (fr) f
• German: Skythien n
• Greek: Σκυθία (el) f (Skythía)

  Ancient: Σκυθία f (Skuthía)

• Hindi: शकद्वीप m (śakadvīp)
• Hungarian: Szkítia
• Irish: an Scitia f
• Italian: Scizia f
• Kazakh: Скифия (Skifiä)
• Korean: 스키티아 (Seukitia)
• Kyrgyz: Скифия (Skifiya)
• Latin: Scitia, Scythia
• Norwegian: Skytia
• Odia: ଶାକ ଦ୍ୱୀପ (or) (śāka dwipa)
• Old Church Slavonic: Скиѳиꙗ f (Skiθija)
• Persian: سکاستان (sakâstân)

  Old Persian: 𐎿𐎣 (s-k /⁠Saka⁠/)

• Polish: Scytia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Cítia f
• Romanian: Sciția f
• Russian: Ски́фия (ru) f (Skífija)
• Sicilian: Scizzia
• Spanish: Escitia f
• Tajik: Сакостон (Sakoston)
• Turkish: İskitya
• Turkmen: Skifiýa
• Ukrainian: Скі́фія f (Skífija), Ски́тія f (Skýtija)
• Uzbek: Skifiya
• Volapük: Skütän (vo)
• Welsh: Sgythia f

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

Related terms

• Scytha

Descendants

• → English: Scythia
• French: Scythie
• Portuguese: Cítia
• Spanish: Escitia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Scythia f

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Cítia.