Standard Lemma guide

Etruscan

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪˈtɹʌskən/
  • ĭ-trŭs'kən
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 T R AH1 S K AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria, a pre-Roman civilization in Italy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Etrurian

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The extinct language of Etruria, which has no known relation to any other language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An inhabitant of ancient Etruria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Etrurian

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Italian

History

Etymology

From Latin Etruscus (which see for more) + -an.

Across languages

Translations

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: էտրուսկյան (ētruskyan) — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Catalan: etrusc — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Chinese Mandarin: 伊特魯里亞的 /伊特鲁里亚的 (Yītèlǔlǐyà de) — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Czech: etruský — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Danish: etruskisk — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Dutch: Etruskisch — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Finnish: etruskilainen — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Finnish: etruski — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • French: étrusque — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Galician: etrusco — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • German: etruskisch — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Greek: ετρουσκικός (etrouskikós) — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Greek: τυρρηνικός (tyrrinikós) — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Ancient Greek: Τυρρηνικός (Turrhēnikós) — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Irish: Éatrúscach — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Italian: etrusco — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Japanese: エトルリアの (etoruria no) — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Macedonian: етрурски (etrurski) — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Norwegian Bokmål: etruskisk — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: etruskisk — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Polish: etruski — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Portuguese: etrusco — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Serbo-Croatian: Etruščanski — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Serbo-Croatian: Etrurski — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Spanish: etrusco — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Swedish: etruskisk — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Turkish: Etrüsk — pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria
  • Armenian: էտրուսկերեն (ētruskeren) — extinct language of Etruria
  • Catalan: etrusc — extinct language of Etruria
  • Chinese Mandarin: 伊特魯里亞語 /伊特鲁里亚语 (Yītèlǔlǐyàyǔ) — extinct language of Etruria
  • Chinese Mandarin: 伊特拉斯坎語 /伊特拉斯坎语 (Yītèlāsīkǎnyǔ) — extinct language of Etruria
  • Czech: etruština — extinct language of Etruria
  • Danish: etruskisk — extinct language of Etruria
  • Dutch: Etruskisch — extinct language of Etruria
  • Etruscan: 𐌓𐌀𐌔𐌍𐌀 (rasna) — extinct language of Etruria
  • Finnish: etruski — extinct language of Etruria
  • French: étrusque — extinct language of Etruria
  • Galician: etrusco — extinct language of Etruria
  • German: die etruskische Sprache — extinct language of Etruria
  • German: Etruskisch — extinct language of Etruria
  • Greek: Ετρουσκική γλώσσα (Etrouskikí glóssa) — extinct language of Etruria
  • Hungarian: etruszk — extinct language of Etruria
  • Italian: etrusco — extinct language of Etruria
  • Japanese: エトルリア語 (etoruria go) — extinct language of Etruria
  • Latin: lingua etrusca — extinct language of Etruria
  • Macedonian: етрурски (etrurski) — extinct language of Etruria
  • Polish: język etruski — extinct language of Etruria
  • Portuguese: etrusco — extinct language of Etruria
  • Russian: этру́скский (etrúskskij) — extinct language of Etruria
  • Spanish: etrusco — extinct language of Etruria
  • Swedish: etruskiska — extinct language of Etruria
  • Armenian: էտրուսկ (ētrusk) — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Catalan: etrusc — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Catalan: etrusca — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Chinese Mandarin: 伊特魯里亞人 /伊特鲁里亚人 (Yītèlǔlǐyàrén) — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Chinese Mandarin: 伊特拉斯坎人 (Yītèlāsīkǎnrén) — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Czech: Etrusk — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Danish: etrusker — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Dutch: Etrusk — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Esperanto: etrusko — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Finnish: etruski — inhabitant of Etruria
  • French: Étrusque — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Galician: etrusco — inhabitant of Etruria
  • German: Etrusker — inhabitant of Etruria
  • German: Etruskerin — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Greek: Ετρούσκος (Etroúskos) — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Hungarian: etruszk — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Irish: Éatrúscach — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Italian: Etrusco — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Japanese: エトルリア人 (etoruria jin) — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Macedonian: Етрурец (Etrurec) — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Norwegian Bokmål: etrusker — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: etruskar — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Polish: Etrusk — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Polish: Etruska — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Portuguese: etrusco — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Russian: этру́ск (etrúsk) — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Spanish: etrusco — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Spanish: etrusca — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Swedish: etrusker — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Swedish: etrusk — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Turkish: Etrüsk — inhabitant of Etruria
  • Ukrainian: етру́ск (etrúsk) — inhabitant of Etruria
Real reading context

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