Oscan

English

Etymology

From Latin Osci, Opsci ("worshippers of Ops"), an Italic harvest goddess, related to Latin ops, opis (“riches, wealth, plenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒskən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːskən/

• Hyphenation: Os‧can

Adjective

Oscan (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system.

Translations

of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system

• Asturian: oscu
• Catalan: osc (ca)
• Danish: oskisk
• French: osque (fr)
• Galician: osco
• German: oskisch (de)
• Hungarian: oszk
• Italian: osco
• Portuguese: osco (pt) m
• Russian: оскский (oskskij)
• Spanish: osco (es)

Noun

Oscan (plural Oscans)

1. A member of an ancient group of Italic-speaking peoples of Campania (the Osci).

Translations

person

• Asturian: oscu m
• Catalan: osc (ca) m
• French: Osque m or f
• Galician: osco m
• German: Osker m, Oskerin f
• Hungarian: oszk
• Italian: osco m
• Portuguese: osco (pt) m
• Spanish: osco (es) m

Proper noun

Oscan

1. The extinct language of the Oscan people.

Translations

language

• Armenian: օսկերեն (hy) (ōskeren)
• Asturian: oscu m
• Catalan: osc (ca) m
• Dutch: Oskisch (nl) n
• Finnish: oski (fi)
• French: osque (fr) m
• Galician: osco m
• German: Oskisch (de) n
• Hungarian: oszk
• Italian: osco m
• Portuguese: osco (pt) m
• Spanish: osco (es) m

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Oscan, osc ⁠
• Oscan language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Canso, Cason, Coans, ascon, canso, scano