Definition of Osco-Umbrian in English:
Osco-Umbrian
noun ˈɒskəʊˌäskō ˈəmbrēən
1mass noun A group of ancient Italic languages including Oscan and Umbrian, spoken in Italy in the 1st millennium BC, before the emergence of Latin as a standard language.
Example sentencesExamples
- Down the spine of Italy ran the major group of Osco-Umbrian.
2A member of any of the peoples who spoke a language in the Osco-Umbrian group.
Example sentencesExamples
- The chronologies suggested for all these invasions are hopelessly irreconcilable, going as low as 2300 BC for the Osco-Umbrians.
adjective ˈɒskəʊˌäskō ˈəmbrēən
Relating to the Osco-Umbrians or their languages.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Osco-Umbrian languages have much in common with the Latin-Faliscan languages, the other subdivision of Italic.