Tyrrhenian

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Tyrrhene +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɪˈɹiːniən/, /taɪˈɹiːniən/
  • Rhymes: -iːniən

Adjective

Tyrrhenian (not comparable)

  1. Etruscan; of Etruria.
    Synonym: Tyrrhene
  2. (linguistics) Of the languages of the Tyrrhenian family: Etruscan, Raetic or Lemnian.
  3. Of or relating to the Tyrrhenian Sea.
    • 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 273:
      This word [mufrone, 'mouflon'] has no Latin etymology and, especially since it specifically refers to animals endemic to the Tyrrhenian islands, it is suspect of being of pre-Roman origin.

Derived terms

Noun

Tyrrhenian (plural Tyrrhenians)

  1. An Etruscan.
    Synonym: Tyrrhene

Proper noun

Tyrrhenian

  1. A proposed extinct language family consisting of Etruscan, Raetic and Lemnian.
    • 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 21:
      Nuragic and Etruscan would have been introduced to Sardinia and Etruria ca. 1000 BCE from Anatolia. More specifically, the putative introduction of Tyrrhenian in these places, as well as in Corsica, the Balearic islands and the Iberian Peninsula is connected to a so-called "thalassocracy" and ensuing colonization by the Lydian people of Anatolia.
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