πŒ”πŒ‰πŒŒ

Umbrian

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Italic *sΕ«s. The shift from *Ε« to *Δ« in monosyllables is regular in Umbrian, compare frif (β€œharvest, crop”), πŒπŒ‰πŒ“ (pir, β€œfire”). Cognate with Latin sΕ«s.

Noun

πŒ”πŒ‰πŒŒ β€’ (sim) m or f

  1. (male or female) pig

Inflection

  • πŒ”πŒ‰πŒŒ (sim), πŒ”πŒ‰ (si) β€” (accusative singular)
  • πŒ”πŒ‰πŒš (sif), sif, si β€” (accusative plural)

References

  • Ancillotti, Augusto, Cerri, Romolo (2015) β€œsi”, in Vocabolario dell'umbro delle tavole di Gubbio [Vocabulary of Umbrian and of the Iguvine Tables] (in Italian), page 46
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) β€œsΕ«s, sΕ­is”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, β†’ISBN, page 603
  • Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary, page 41
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