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Thraco-Phrygian

Thraco-Phrygian

9.9
A group of related languages spoken long ago in Thrace and Phrygia
  • noun
  • Specialized
: traco-frigio
  • Linguists debate whether Thraco-Phrygian is related more closely to Greek or Armenian.

Examples

  • Few written records of the Thraco-Phrygian languages have survived to the present day.

  • The study of Thraco-Phrygian provides insight into the history of Indo-European languages.

  • The Thraco-Phrygian languages are a fascinating subject of study.

  • Many scholars believe that Thraco-Phrygian may have influenced early Greek.

  • Few written records of the Thraco-Phrygian languages have survived to the present day.

  • The study of Thraco-Phrygian provides insight into the history of Indo-European languages.

  • Linguists debate whether Thraco-Phrygian is related more closely to Greek or Armenian.

Surface Forms

Thraco-Phrygian singular
Thraco-Phrygians plural

Morphology

Thraco-Phrygian = Thracian + Phrygian (semi-transparent) = thraco + phrygian

The term is a straightforward combination of two ethnonyms ('Thracian' + 'Phrygian'), but its specific sense as a specialised linguistic subgroup is technical and may not be fully deducible by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Thraco-Phrygian comes from the names of two old regions, Thrace and Phrygia. It refers to a group of related languages once spoken in those places and now no longer spoken, so the name helps you remember where the languages came from.