Κιμμέριοι
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Etymology
Possibly a borrowing from Scythian *gamīra-, *gmīra- (“mobile unit”),[1] or from Scythian *gaya-mira- (“union of clans”).[2] Cognate with Neo-Assyrian 𒆳𒄀𒂇𒊏𒀀𒀀 (Gimirrāya). Compare Old Armenian Գամիրք (Gamirkʻ) and Biblical Hebrew גֹּמֶר (Gomer).
Proper noun
Κιμμέριοι • (Kimmérioi) m (genitive Κιμμερίων); third declension
- Cimmerians, an ancient people from the steppes who later invaded Asia Minor.
Descendants
- → Latin: Cimmerii
References
- Sergey Tokhtasyev (1991) “CIMMERIANS”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York
- Harmatta, János (1996) “10.4.1. The Scythians”, in Joachim Hermann, Sigfried de Laet, editors, History of Humanity, volume 3, UNESCO, →ISBN, page 181
Further reading
- Κιμμέριοι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “Κιμμέριοι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Κιμμέριοι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
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