Etruscan
English
Etymology
From Latin Etruscus (which see for more) + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈtɹʌskən/, enPR: ĭ-trŭs'kən
Adjective
Etruscan (comparative more Etruscan, superlative most Etruscan)
- Of or pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria, a pre-Roman civilization in Italy.
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Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
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Noun
Etruscan (plural Etruscans)
- An inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- 1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xv:
- […] Gauls used the suffix -acus, Etruscans -nas or -na, Umbrians -enus, -ienus.
Synonyms
Translations
inhabitant of Etruria
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Proper noun
Etruscan
Translations
extinct language of Etruria
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See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Etruscan terms