πŒŒπŒ„πŒπŒ…πŒ–πŒŒ

Oscan

Etymology

    From Proto-Italic *minuō. Cognate with Latin minuō.

    Verb

    πŒŒπŒ„πŒπŒ…πŒ–πŒŒ β€’ (menvum) (present active infinitive)

    1. to lessen
      • Curse of Vibia line 8:
        πŒπŒ–πŒ πŒšπŒ€πŒ“ πŒŠπŒ€πŒ‡πŒ€πŒƒ πŒπŒ‰πŒ πŒπŒ–πŒ•πŒ‰πŒ‰πŒ€πŒƒ πŒ„πŒƒπŒ–πŒŒ πŒπŒ‰πŒ πŒŒπŒ„πŒπŒ…πŒ–πŒŒ πŒ‹πŒ‰πŒŒπŒ–(𐌌)
        pun far kahad nip putiiad edum nip menvum limu(m)
        • Translation by Francesca Murano
          when he may begin may he not be able to eat nor to reduce his hunger

    References

    • De Vaan, Michiel (2008), β€œminor”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, β†’ISBN, page 381
    • Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary, page 319
    • Francesca Murano (2012), β€œThe Oscan Cursing Tablets: Binding Formulae, Cursing Typologies and Thematic Classification”, in The American Journal of Philologyβ€Ž[1], volume 133, number 4, β†’ISSN, page 645
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