English Explanatory Dictionary

Oscan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system.
noun
  1. A member of an ancient group of Italic-speaking peoples of Campania (the Osci).
name
  1. The extinct language of the Oscan people.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒskən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Oscan.wav /ˈɑːskən/

Word forms

Oscan Osc. Oscans

Etymology

From Latin Osci, Opsci ("worshippers of Ops"), an Italic harvest goddess, related to Latin ops, opis (“riches, wealth, plenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”).

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