𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖

Umbrian

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *alβos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“white”). Compare Latin albus.

Adjective

𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖 • (alfu) (early Iguvine) (accusative plural neuter)

1. white

Declension

• (ablative plural neuter) l.Ig. alfer, alfir
• (accusative plural neuter) e.Ig. 𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖 (alfu)

References

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