πŒ•πŒ–πŒ‹πŒ€πŒ“

Etruscan

Etymology

Pittau (2018) claims a connection with Latin terra, tellΕ«s (β€œearth”), TellΕ«s (β€œEarth Mother”), TellΕ«rus (β€œmale deity”) and tellΕ«ster (β€œbelonging to the earth, terrestrial”).

Pronunciation

  • (8–5th BCE Southern Archaic): IPA(key): [tΜͺulΜͺΙ‘rΜͺ]
  • (8th–5th BCE Northern Archaic): IPA(key): [tular]
  • (5th BCE–1st AD Recent): IPA(key): [toΜ₯lar]

Noun

πŒ•πŒ–πŒ‹πŒ€πŒ“ β€’ (tular) inan

  1. earth
  2. land, ground, country
  3. boundary cippus

Descendants

  • β†’? Latin: terra
  • β†’? Latin: TellΕ«s

Further reading

  • Pittau, Massimo (2018) Dizionario della lingua etrusca [Dictionary Of The Etruscan Language] (in Italian), Ipazia Books, page 446
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