oiim

Oscan

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *odjom, cognate to Latin odium.

Noun

oiim n

  1. (hapax legomenon) hate
    • c. 1st century, Pompeiian word square, edited and with translation by Peter Schrijver
      Roma oiim, miio amor
      Rome [is] hate, mine love

Usage notes

A hapax legomenon only found in a Pompeiian word square. In other copies of the square, the Latin terms Latin olim and Milō take the place of the Oscan terms oiim (“hate”) and miio.

Further reading

  • Schrijver, Peter (2016) “Oscan love of Rome”, in Glotta‎[1], volume 92, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved 21 January 2023, pages 223–226
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