sabellian

• Nom propre désignant une langue osco-ombrienne éteinte de l'Italie antique, connue seulement par quelques inscriptions conservées ; s'emploie aussi comme adjectif pour qualifier cette langue ou ce peuple.

A proper noun referring to an extinct Osco-Umbrian language of ancient Italy, known only from a few surviving inscriptions.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Ancient LanguageC2formal

   An extinct language belonging to the Osco-Umbrian branch of the Italic languages, spoken in ancient Italy and known only from a few surviving inscriptions.

   sabellien

   • Scholars study Sabellian to understand the linguistic landscape of pre-Roman Italy.
   • Only a handful of inscriptions in Sabellian have been discovered.
   • The Sabellian language provides clues about the early Italic peoples.