πŒ‘πŒ€

Etruscan
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    Cardinal : πŒ‘πŒ€ (Ε›a)
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    Cardinal : πŒ‘πŒ€ (Ε›a)

Alternative forms
  • πŒ”πŒ€ (sa)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /Κƒa/

Numeral

πŒ‘πŒ€ β€’ (Ε›a) (nominative-accusative πŒ‘πŒ€, genitive πŒ‘πŒ€πŒ”)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. six
    2. four

Usage notes

There has been a longstanding controversy over the meanings of πŒ‡πŒ–πŒˆ (huΞΈ) and πŒ‘πŒ€ (Ε›a). Based on linguistic and archaeological evidence, πŒ‡πŒ–πŒˆ has traditionally been assigned as the numeral 4 and πŒ‘πŒ€ as 6. However, some scholars assign πŒ‡πŒ–πŒˆ as 6 and πŒ‘πŒ€ as 4 to resolve the pattern of the Dice of Toscanella with other Etruscan dice.

References

Bonfante, Giuliano, Bonfante, Larissa (1983) The Etruscan Language: An Introduction, Manchester: Manchester University Press, β†’ISBN

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