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Umbrian

Umbrian

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A language that is no longer spoken, once used by the Umbri people in ancient Italy
  • noun
  • Specialized
: umbriano
  • The ancient texts reveal that the Umbrian language had unique grammatical structures.

Examples

  • Sanskrit, Russian, Latin, Greek- that's Classical Greek and modern Greek, Umbrian.

    Compulsion (1959)

  • From Assisi, e.g.: Umbrian

    Blog text (7)

  • Linguists are studying the influence of Umbrian on other Italic languages in southern Italy.

  • Few speakers of Umbrian remain, making it an important subject for historical linguistics.

Synonyms

Umbrian language
vsUmbrian
  • Specialized
9.9

A dead language once spoken by the Umbri people in ancient Italy

is a shorter form referring to the same tongue without the noun language

Compounds

Osco-Umbrian
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of old languages once spoken in ancient Italy that Latin later replaced

Umbrian language
  • Specialized
9.9

A dead language once spoken by the Umbri people in ancient Italy

Surface Forms

Umbrian singular
Umbrians plural

Morphology

Umbrian = Umbria (transparent) = Umbria + an

Formed directly from the place name 'Umbria' with the common adjectival/demonym suffix '-an', so the relation is clear if the place name is known.

Etymology

The word Umbrian comes from the name Umbria, a region in central Italy, and from the ancient people called the Umbri. So, Umbrian originally meant 'of the Umbri' and now refers to the old language those people spoke.