πŒŠπŒ“πŒ€πŒπŒ–πŒ…πŒ‰

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Umbrian

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Etymology

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Unknown, with the Osco-Umbrian suffix *-owjos. The intervocalic /-b-/ implies a non-native origin, possibly from Illyrian. Traditionally compared to Latin Grādīvus, though its /-d-/ is incompatible.[1][2]

Proper noun

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πŒŠπŒ“πŒ€πŒπŒ–πŒ…πŒ‰ β€’ (krapuvim sg (early Iguvine) (dative)

  1. Grabovius. A divine epithet.

Attested forms

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References

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  1. ^ Poultney, James Wilson (1959) The Bronze Tables of Iguvium, Baltimore: American Philological Association, page 19: β€œ[…] for the epithet Grabovius […] most recent editors assume an Illyrian origin and no longer admit any connection with Latin (Mars) Gradivus: […]”
  2. ^ Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary, page 336: β€œConnection with L.GrādΔ«vus attractive, but no satisfactory explanation for U. b : L. d.”