πŒ€πŒ‹πŒšπŒ–

Umbrian

Etymology

    From Proto-Italic *alΞ²os, from Proto-Indo-European *hβ‚‚elbΚ°Γ³s (β€œwhite”). Compare Latin albus.

    Adjective

    πŒ€πŒ‹πŒšπŒ– β€’ (alfu) (early Iguvine) (accusative plural neuter)

    1. white

    Declension

    • (ablative plural neuter) l.Ig. alfer, alfir
    • (accusative plural neuter) e.Ig. πŒ€πŒ‹πŒšπŒ– (alfu)

    References

    • De Vaan, Michiel (2008), β€œalbus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, β†’ISBN, page 32
    • Ancillotti, Augusto; Cerri, Romolo (2015), β€œalfir”, in Vocabolario dell'umbro delle tavole di Gubbio [Vocabulary of Umbrian and of the Iguvine Tables] (in Italian), page 3
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