πŒ€πŒπŒ•πŒ„πŒ“πŒŒπŒ„πŒπŒ†πŒ€πŒ“πŒ–

Umbrian

Etymology

From πŒ€πŒπŒ•πŒ„πŒ“- (anter-) + mΔ“ns-ā. Poultney reconstructs mΔ“ns-ā whereas De Vaan reconstructs *anter-mens-o/ā. This term is itself from Proto-Italic *mΔ“ns, from Proto-Indo-European *mαΈ—h₁nΜ₯s, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-. Cognate with Latin mensis.

Noun

πŒ€πŒπŒ•πŒ„πŒ“πŒŒπŒ„πŒπŒ†πŒ€πŒ“πŒ– β€’ (antermenzaru) (genitive plural) (early Iguvine)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: interlunary, between moons, new moon

Usage notes

De Vaan defines the term as referring to the "new moon." Poultney and Buck define the term as "interlunary, between moons."

References

  • Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, β†’ISBN
  • Poultney, James Wilson (1959) The Bronze Tables of Iguviumβ€Ž[1], Baltimore: American Philological Association
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