Definition of Oscan in English:

Oscan

noun ˈɒsk(ə)nˈäskən

mass noun

An extinct Italic language of southern Italy, related to Umbrian and surviving in inscriptions mainly of the 4th to 1st centuries BC.
Example sentencesExamples
- Oscan is believed to have been spoken in Samnium, Campania, Lucania and Abruzzo in southern Italy.
- The Oscan speakers adopted the Etruscan alphabet to write their language.
- Oscan is an extinct language used in central and southern Italy from around 400 BCE to 79 CE.
- In Pompeii, destroyed in 79 C.E., many of the street signs and graffiti are in Oscan, a language related to Latin but quite distinct from it.
- The Romans, with seven cases, began their expansionist career by defeating speakers of other Italic languages, such as Faliscan, Oscan, and Umbrian, all of which had the same or fewer cases.

adjective ˈɒsk(ə)nˈäskən

Relating to Oscan.
Example sentencesExamples
- His cult is one of the most ancient of Romans, probably derived from Etruscan or Oscan influences.
- The Oscan speakers adopted the Etruscan alphabet to write their language.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin Oscus 'Oscan' + -an.

Definition of Oscan in US English:

Oscan

nounˈäskən

An extinct Italic language of southern Italy, related to Umbrian and surviving in inscriptions mainly of the 4th to 1st centuries BC.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Romans, with seven cases, began their expansionist career by defeating speakers of other Italic languages, such as Faliscan, Oscan, and Umbrian, all of which had the same or fewer cases.
- Oscan is believed to have been spoken in Samnium, Campania, Lucania and Abruzzo in southern Italy.
- The Oscan speakers adopted the Etruscan alphabet to write their language.
- Oscan is an extinct language used in central and southern Italy from around 400 BCE to 79 CE.
- In Pompeii, destroyed in 79 C.E., many of the street signs and graffiti are in Oscan, a language related to Latin but quite distinct from it.

adjectiveˈäskən

Relating to Oscan.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Oscan speakers adopted the Etruscan alphabet to write their language.
- His cult is one of the most ancient of Romans, probably derived from Etruscan or Oscan influences.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin Oscus ‘Oscan’ + -an.

单词	Oscan
释义	Definition of Oscan in English: Oscan noun ˈɒsk(ə)nˈäskən mass noun An extinct Italic language of southern Italy, related to Umbrian and surviving in inscriptions mainly of the 4th to 1st centuries BC. Example sentencesExamples Oscan is believed to have been spoken in Samnium, Campania, Lucania and Abruzzo in southern Italy. The Oscan speakers adopted the Etruscan alphabet to write their language. Oscan is an extinct language used in central and southern Italy from around 400 BCE to 79 CE. In Pompeii, destroyed in 79 C.E., many of the street signs and graffiti are in Oscan, a language related to Latin but quite distinct from it. The Romans, with seven cases, began their expansionist career by defeating speakers of other Italic languages, such as Faliscan, Oscan, and Umbrian, all of which had the same or fewer cases. adjective ˈɒsk(ə)nˈäskən Relating to Oscan. Example sentencesExamples His cult is one of the most ancient of Romans, probably derived from Etruscan or Oscan influences. The Oscan speakers adopted the Etruscan alphabet to write their language. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin Oscus 'Oscan' + -an. Definition of Oscan in US English: Oscan nounˈäskən An extinct Italic language of southern Italy, related to Umbrian and surviving in inscriptions mainly of the 4th to 1st centuries BC. Example sentencesExamples The Romans, with seven cases, began their expansionist career by defeating speakers of other Italic languages, such as Faliscan, Oscan, and Umbrian, all of which had the same or fewer cases. Oscan is believed to have been spoken in Samnium, Campania, Lucania and Abruzzo in southern Italy. The Oscan speakers adopted the Etruscan alphabet to write their language. Oscan is an extinct language used in central and southern Italy from around 400 BCE to 79 CE. In Pompeii, destroyed in 79 C.E., many of the street signs and graffiti are in Oscan, a language related to Latin but quite distinct from it. adjectiveˈäskən Relating to Oscan. Example sentencesExamples The Oscan speakers adopted the Etruscan alphabet to write their language. His cult is one of the most ancient of Romans, probably derived from Etruscan or Oscan influences. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin Oscus ‘Oscan’ + -an.
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