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According to classical Greek authors, the Sarmatae owe the name to their typical red hair.[1]
Σαυρομᾰ́της • (Sauromátēs) m (genitive Σαυρομᾰ́του); first declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Σαυρομᾰ́της ho Sauromátēs |
τὼ Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱ tṑ Sauromátā |
οἱ Σαυρομᾰ́ται hoi Sauromátai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Σαυρομᾰ́του toû Sauromátou |
τοῖν Σαυρομᾰ́ταιν toîn Sauromátain |
τῶν Σαυρομᾰτῶν tôn Sauromatôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Σαυρομᾰ́τῃ tôi Sauromátēi |
τοῖν Σαυρομᾰ́ταιν toîn Sauromátain |
τοῖς Σαυρομᾰ́ταις toîs Sauromátais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Σαυρομᾰ́την tòn Sauromátēn |
τὼ Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱ tṑ Sauromátā |
τοὺς Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱς toùs Sauromátās | ||||||||||
Vocative | Σαυρομᾰ́τᾰ Sauromáta |
Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱ Sauromátā |
Σαυρομᾰ́ται Sauromátai | ||||||||||
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Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Σαυρομᾰ́της ho Sauromátēs |
τὼ Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱ tṑ Sauromátā |
οἱ Σαυρομᾰ́ται hoi Sauromátai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Σαυρομᾰ́τεω / Σαυρομᾰ́τω toû Sauromáteō / Sauromátō |
τοῖν Σαυρομᾰ́ταιν toîn Sauromátain |
τῶν Σαυρομᾰτέων / Σαυρομᾰτῶν tôn Sauromatéōn / Sauromatôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Σαυρομᾰ́τῃ tôi Sauromátēi |
τοῖν Σαυρομᾰ́ταιν toîn Sauromátain |
τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν Σαυρομᾰ́τῃσῐ / Σαυρομᾰ́τῃσῐν toîsi(n) Sauromátēisi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Σαυρομᾰ́την tòn Sauromátēn |
τὼ Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱ tṑ Sauromátā |
τοὺς Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱς toùs Sauromátās | ||||||||||
Vocative | Σαυρομᾰ́τᾰ Sauromáta |
Σαυρομᾰ́τᾱ Sauromátā |
Σαυρομᾰ́ται Sauromátai | ||||||||||
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