Falisci
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See also: falisci
English
Etymology
Noun
Falisci pl (plural only)
- The Faliscan people.
Italian
Etymology
Proper noun
Falisci m pl (plural only)
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Named after their main city, Falerii. The meaning of the name Falisci is unclear but most likely Italic, as the suffix -sc is distinctive of Italic ethnonyms.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /faˈlis.kiː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /faˈliʃ.ʃi/,
Proper noun
Faliscī m pl (genitive Faliscōrum); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Faliscī |
| genitive | Faliscōrum |
| dative | Faliscīs |
| accusative | Faliscōs |
| ablative | Faliscīs |
| vocative | Faliscī |
Derived terms
References
- “Falisci”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ^ Bakkum, Gabriël CLM (2009). The Latin Dialect of the Ager Faliscus: 150 Years of Scholarship. Thesis, University of Amsterdam. Part I. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.