Σκύθης
Skythēs
Proper masculine noun · Probably of foreign origin
Probably of foreign origin; a Scythene or Scythian, i.e. (by implication) a savage:—Scythian.
Outline
- Scythian = "rude or rough"
- a Scythian, an inhabitant of Scythia or modern day Russia
- by the more civilised nations of antiquity the Scythians were regarded as the wildest of barbarians