𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖

Umbrian

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *alβos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“white”). Compare Latin albus.

Adjective

𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖 • (alfu) (early Iguvine) (accusative plural neuter)

white

Declension

(ablative plural neuter) l.Ig. alfer, alfir
(accusative plural neuter) e.Ig. 𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖 (alfu)

References

De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “albus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 32
Ancillotti, Augusto, Cerri, Romolo (2015) “alfir”, in Vocabolario dell'umbro delle tavole di Gubbio [Vocabulary of Umbrian and of the Iguvine Tables] (in Italian), page 3

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