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Sacae
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English
Noun
en noun form
en Saca
Latin
Alternative forms
la Sagae
la Sacēs m-s
Etymology
From la peo 𐎿𐎣𐎠 Sakā via la grc Σάκαι.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sacae<1> m
Sacae, a Scythian tribe
la Plin. 6 50 Persae illos Sacas universos appellavere a proxima gente, antiqui Aramios, Scythae ipsi Persas Chorsaros et Caucasum montem Croucasim, hoc est nive candidum.
la Catullus 11 5 8 sive in Hyrcanos Arabesve molles, / seu Sacas sagittiferosve Parthos, / sive quae septemgeminus colorat / aequora Nilus or even among Hyrcani, or effeminate Arabs, / or even Sacae, or arrow-armed Parthi / or even the plains that the seven-mouthed Nile colours
Declension
Sacae<1>
References
la Tribes