Oscan
/ˈɑːskən/ adj, name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of an ancient group of Italic-speaking peoples of Campania (the Osci).
- 2 an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy, spoken by a number of tribes, including the Samnites, the Aurunci, and the Sidicini wordnet
- 3 an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system. not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 The extinct language of the Oscan people.
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From Latin Osci, Opsci ("worshippers of Ops"), an Italic harvest goddess, related to Latin ops, opis (“riches, wealth, plenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”).