- Oscan
- Oscan ancient people of southern Italy, 1590s, from L. Osci, Opsci (pl.) "Oscans," lit. "worshippers of Ops," a harvest goddess, the name related to L. ops (gen. opis) "abundance, plenty, wealth, riches."
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Oscan
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Oscan — [äs′kən] n. [< L Oscus, Oscan + AN] 1. a member of an ancient people that lived in Campania, in S Italy 2. the Italic language of this people adj. of the Oscans or their language or culture … English World dictionary
Oscan — Os can, a. Of or pertaining to the Osci, a primitive people of Campania, a province of ancient Italy. n. The language of the Osci. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oscan — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system. 2. noun a) A member of an ancient group of Italic speaking peoples of Campania (the Osci). b) The language of the Oscan people … Wiktionary
Oscan — [ ɒsk(ə)n] noun an extinct Italic language of southern Italy, related to Umbrian and surviving in inscriptions mainly of the 4th to 1st centuries BC. adjective relating to Oscan. Origin C16: from L. Oscus Oscan + an … English new terms dictionary
Oscan — Os•can [[t]ˈɒs kən[/t]] n. 1) peo an Italic language spoken in much of central and S Italy: gradually supplanted by Latin after the absorption of the area by Rome in the 3rd century b.c. 2) peo a member of any of the Oscan speaking peoples of… … From formal English to slang
Oscan — noun Etymology: Latin Oscus Date: 1753 1. a member of a people of ancient Italy occupying Campania 2. the language of the Oscan people see Indo European languages table … New Collegiate Dictionary
Oscan — n. & adj. n. the ancient language of Campania in Italy, related to Latin and surviving only in inscriptions. adj. relating to or written in Oscan. Etymology: L Oscus … Useful english dictionary
Oscan language — Oscan Denarius of Marsican Confederation with Oscan legend Spoken in Samnium, Campania, Lucania … Wikipedia
Oscan language — Italic language formerly spoken in southern and central Italy, related closely to Umbrian and more distantly to Latin. It was probably the native tongue of the Samnite people of Italy s central mountainous region. Oscan was gradually displaced by … Universalium
Oscan-speaking — adjective able to communicate in Oscan • Similar to: ↑communicative, ↑communicatory … Useful english dictionary
