Κιμμέριοι

Ancient Greek

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).

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

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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[1] Sergey Tokhtasyev (1991) “CIMMERIANS”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York

[2] Harmatta, János (1996) “10.4.1. The Scythians”, in Joachim Hermann, Sigfried de Laet, editors, History of Humanity, volume 3, UNESCO, →ISBN, page 181