Umbrian language — Ancient Italic language spoken in central Italy in the last few centuries BC. Umbrian was related closely to Oscan and Volscian and more distantly to Latin. It was displaced by Latin at an unknown date. Modern knowledge of the language is derived … Universalium
language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… … Universalium
Umbrian — [um′brē ən] adj. 1. of ancient or modern Umbria or its people or culture 2. of the Italic language of ancient Umbria n. 1. a person born or living in ancient or modern Umbria 2. the Italic language spoken in ancient Umbria … English World dictionary
Osco-Umbrian languages — language group proposed by some scholars to be included in the Italic branch of Indo European languages. The group includes Oscan (Oscan language), Umbrian, and the minor dialects of central Italy Marsian, Marrucinian, Paelignian, Sabine,… … Universalium
Umbrian — /um bree euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Umbria, its inhabitants, or their language. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Umbria. 3. the extinct Italic language of the ancient Umbrians. [1595 1605; UMBRI(A) + AN] * * * Any member of an ancient pre… … Universalium
Umbrian — 1. adjective Relating to Umbria or to its inhabitants or extinct language. 2. noun a) An inhabitant of Umbria. b) The language of the Umbrian people … Wiktionary
language — Synonyms and related words: Abnaki, Afghan, Afghani, Afrikaans, Afro Asiatic, Ainu, Akan, Akkadian, Albanian, Aleut, Algonquian, Algonquin, Amharic, Anatolian, Anatolic, Andaman, Annamese, Anzanite, Apache, Arabic, Aramaic, Araucanian, Arawak,… … Moby Thesaurus
Language family — See also: List of language families A language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestor, called the proto language of that family. The term family comes from the tree model of language origination in… … Wikipedia
language — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) System of communication Nouns 1. language, tongue, lingo, vernacular, mother tongue, protolanguage; living or dead language; idiom, parlance, phraseology; wording; dialect, patois, cant, jargon, lingo,… … English dictionary for students
Umbrian — noun Date: 1601 1. a native or inhabitant of Umbria 2. the Italic language of ancient Umbria see Indo European languages table • Umbrian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
