𐌅𐌝𐌞

Oscan

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wijā, from Proto-Indo-European *wih₁eh₂-,^[1] from *weyh₁- (“to pursue, be strong”).

According to Buck,^[2] in Oscan the Proto-Italic first-declension nominative singular ending *-ā changes in quality to a sound similar to [ɔː], which was written as ú ⟨𐌞⟩ (representing [o]) or, more rarely, u ⟨𐌖⟩.

Cognate with Lithuanian vyti (“to pursue”). See also vīs, invītus, invītō, Ancient Greek οἶμος (oîmos).

Noun

𐌅𐌝𐌞 • (víú)

road, way

Declension

Declension of 𐌅𐌝𐌞 (víú)
	singular	plural
nominative	𐌅𐌝𐌞 / 𐌅𐌝𐌖 víú / víu	𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌔 vías
accusative	𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌌 / 𐌅𐌝𐌀 víam / vía	𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌔𐌔 víass
genitive	𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌔 vías	𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌔𐌞𐌌 víasúm
ablative	𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌃 víad	𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌝𐌔 víaís
dative	𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌝 víaí	𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌝𐌔 víaís
locative	𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌝 víaí	𐌅𐌝𐌀𐌝𐌔 víaís
Notes
Forms marked with an asterisk (*) are assumed based on the first declension of the Oscan Language. When Oscan is transliterated into Latin script, ú is used to signify an "o" sound, while í signifies a closed e.

References

^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “via”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 673-4
^ Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary

Bibliography

Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “via”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 673-4
Untermann, Jürgen (2000), Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, page 860

[1] De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “via”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 673-4

[2] Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary

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