πŒŠπŒ–πŒ‹πŒ–πŒπŒ–

Oscan

Etymology

Uncertain. According to De Vaan, from Proto-Italic *kolpos, from Proto-Indo-European *klep-. Another, alternative explanation holds that the root *klep- may have formed a root aorist with a zero-grade weak stem *kḷp-, whence Proto-Italic *kolp- that was then remodeled into Proto-Italic *klop- under the influence of the present stem in *klep- (from Proto-Indo-European *klépeti). Cognate with Latin clepō, from *klepō.

Noun

πŒŠπŒ–πŒ‹πŒ–πŒπŒ– β€’ (kulupu) (genitive plural)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    (according to De Vaan) thief
    (according to Buck) fault

Usage notes

The term is found in the following text:

πŒπŒ‰πŒ‰πŒ“ πŒŠπŒ–πŒ‹πŒ–πŒπŒ–
niir kulupu
(please add an English translation of this quotation)

The previous term, "πŒπŒ‰πŒ‰πŒ“ (niir)," possibly means "man." If this interpretation is accepted, then the term "πŒŠπŒ–πŒ‹πŒ–πŒπŒ– (kulupu)" may be related to a curse and the text may mean something akin to "man who will be cursed." This term is also interpreted as some variety of title.

References

  • 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, page 120
  • Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
  • Donald O'Brien (1 March 2021) Oscan Lexicon of Campaniaβ€Ž[1]
  • Katherine McDonald, Nicholas Zair (2012) β€œOscan ouroust and the Roccagloriosa law tablet”, in Incontri Linguisticiβ€Ž[2], β†’ISSN, page 36
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