πŒπŒ„πŒ“πŒ‰

Etruscan

Etymology

This term is sparsely attested (only found in the Liber Linteus). It may also be a locative case form in -i, in which case the citation form (in the nomino-accusative case) would be *ner or *nar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈneΙΎΙͺ/

Noun

πŒπŒ„πŒ“πŒ‰ β€’ (neri) inan

  1. water[1] (assuming a relation with Greek νΡρό "water").
  2. with hymn (if locative form of *nar, cf. Akkadian nārum 'hymn')[2]

References
  1. G. Bonfante, L. Bonfante, The Etruscan Language: An Introduction (revised edition), 2002, page 217
  2. Paleoglot: Etruscan-English dictionary
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