acnu

Umbrian

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Etymology

Possibly derives from Proto-Sabellic *aknos, from Proto-Italic *atnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ét-no-, probably from *h₂et- (“to go”). Cognate with Latin annus, Sanskrit अतति (atati, “he wanders, goes”), Oscan akno- (“year, holiday, time of offering”); Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌽 (*aþn) or *𐌰𐌸𐌽𐍃 (*aþns, “year”), attested in 𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌽𐌹 (ataþni, “year”); and dialectal Dutch aden (“year”).

Noun

acnu (accusative plural)

years

Related terms

𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌀𐌊𐌍𐌄 (perakne)
𐌔𐌄𐌅𐌀𐌊𐌍𐌄 (sevakne)

References

Ancillotti, Augusto, Cerri, Romolo (2015) “acnu”, in Vocabolario dell'umbro delle tavole di Gubbio [Vocabulary of Umbrian and of the Iguvine Tables] (in Italian), page 1
Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Poultney, James Wilson (1959) The Bronze Tables of Iguvium‎^[2], Baltimore: American Philological Association