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Oscan
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *meos, cognate to Latin meus (“my, mine”).
Pronoun
miio
- (hapax) my, mine (with feminine nouns)
- c. 1st century, Pompeiian word square, edited and with translation by Peter Schrijver
Roma oiim, miio amor- Rome hate, mine love
Usage notes
A hapax legomenon only found in a Pompeiian word square. In later copies of the square, the now-obscured Oscan terms oiim (“hate”) and miio are amended to Latin olim and Milō.
Further reading
- Schrijver, Peter (2016) “Oscan love of Rome”, in Glotta, volume 92, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved January 21, 2023, pages 223–226