oscan

Speech parts

1. oscan - Noun

2. oscan - Adjective

3. Oscan - Proper noun

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the Osci, a primitive people of Campania, a province of ancient Italy.

The language of the Osci.

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For instance, Oscan Viteliu (land of the male calves, compare Latin vitulus, yearling, male calf) gave rise to the Greek word Italia. Source: Internet

Oscan and Umbrian forms tend to be found in inscriptions; in Roman literature these names are often Latinized. Source: Internet

Moreover, Oscan epithet Leucesius (present also in the Carmen Saliare) and Lucetius (Servius Aen. Source: Internet

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