adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ɪˈtɹʌskən/
ĭ-trŭs'kən
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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