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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κερκέται (Kerkétai).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cercetae m pl (genitive Cercetārum); first declension
- A tribe of Sarmatia which occupied the north-eastern shore of the Black Sea
Declension
First-declension noun, plural only.
References
- Cercetae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Cercetae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly