πŒŒπŒ„πŒšπŒ€

Umbrian

Etymology

Cognate with Latin mensa, ultimately uncertain. It is not clear which of the two senses was the original.

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Noun

πŒŒπŒ„πŒšπŒ€ β€’ (mefa) f

  1. equivalent to Latin mensa.
    1. a type of flatbread
    2. table

Inflection

  • πŒŒπŒ„πŒšπŒ€ (mefa), mefa β€” (accusative/ablative singular)
  • πŒŒπŒ„πŒšπŒ„ (mefe) β€” (dative singular)

References

  • Ancillotti, Augusto, Cerri, Romolo (2015) β€œmefa”, in Vocabolario dell'umbro delle tavole di Gubbio [Vocabulary of Umbrian and of the Iguvine Tables] (in Italian), page 29
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) β€œmΔ“nsa”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, β†’ISBN, page 372
  • Buck, Carl Darling (1904) β€œmefa”, in A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary, page 338
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