πŒπŒ„πŒ“πŒ€πŒŠπŒπŒ„

Umbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Italic *per-ak-ni. In Latin, terms such as plΔ“nus attest to a *-no- stem for verbal adjectives; the stem may have evolved into *-ni-, as attested in Umbrian terms such as πŒ”πŒ„πŒ…πŒ€πŒŠπŒπŒ„ (sevakne), possibly from *sevacni-. In this scenario, the term may be related to Latin peragō. It may also be related to acnu, and thus also derived from Proto-Sabellic *aknos, from Proto-Italic *atnos. By extension, possibly a cognate with Latin perennis. By surface analysis, πŒπŒ„πŒ“- (per-) +β€Ž acnu. The linguist James Wilson Poultney considers a connection with acnu to be unlikely due to the appearance of the stem πŒπŒ„πŒ“πŒπŒ€πŒŠπŒ- (pernakn-) alone in Umbrian texts. According to Carl Darling Buck, the stem *atnos- may have evolved into *aknos- via contamination by *agō.

Adjective

πŒπŒ„πŒ“πŒ€πŒŠπŒπŒ„ β€’ (peraknem (accusative singular) (early Iguvine)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: (generally of sacrificial animals) sacrificial, solemn; brought from elsewhere (not belonging to the temple; not temple-property); more than a year old, older than one year

Declension

References

  • Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, β†’ISBN
  • Poultney, James Wilson (1959) The Bronze Tables of Iguviumβ€Ž[1], Baltimore: American Philological Association