Cimmerian
/sɪˈmɪəriən/noun
A poetic or literary word meaning dark, gloomy, or perpetually shadowed.
Did you know?In Homer, the Cimmerians were a real-seeming mythic people placed at the edge of the world in perpetual darkness, and their name became a literary symbol for utter gloom.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Κιμμέριοι (Kimmérioi)
“A legendary people associated with the far western edge of the world and darkness”
Classical Latin
Latin
Cimmerii
“The Cimmerians, borrowed from Greek”
Late Latin / Medieval Latin
Latin
cimmerius
“Pertaining to darkness or the Cimmerians”
16th Century
English
cimmerian
“Dark, gloomy, or shadowy, especially in literary use”
Modern English
English
cimmerian
“Poetic or literary for very dark, dim, or dismal”
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