πππππππ
Umbrian
Alternative forms
- ππππππππ (peraknem, accusative singular masculine)
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Italic *per-ak-ni. In Latin, terms such as plΔnus attest to a *-no- stem for verbal adjectives; the stem may have evolved into *-ni-, as attested in Umbrian terms such as πππ ππππ (sevakne), possibly from *sevacni-. In this scenario, the term may be related to Latin peragΕ. 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, πππ- (per-) +β acnu. The linguist James Wilson Poultney considers a connection with acnu to be unlikely due to the appearance of the stem πππππππ- (pernakn-) alone in Umbrian texts. According to Carl Darling Buck, the stem *atnos- may have evolved into *aknos- via contamination by *agΕ.
Adjective
πππππππ β’ (perakne) m (accusative singular) (early Iguvine)
- 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
- (accusative neuter plural) e.Ig. ππππππππ (perakneu)
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, βISBN
- Poultney, James Wilson (1959) The Bronze Tables of Iguviumβ[1], Baltimore: American Philological Association