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# etruscan

adjective (Etruscan); noun (an Etruscan, Etruscans; the Etruscan language)

«etruscan» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The Etruscans were an ancient people who lived in central Italy, in an area called Etruria (roughly modern Tuscany), before and during the early days of Rome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etruscan/#m1)
2. Etruscan means belonging to these people, their art or their language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etruscan/#m2)
3. Etruscan is also the name of their language, which used an alphabet like the Greek one and is still only partly understood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etruscan/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons about ancient Rome, the Etruscans come up as the neighbours who ruled Rome for a time and taught the Romans things such as arches, gladiator games and parts of the alphabet. Their painted tombs and bronze statues are famous in museums. Phrases: «Etruscan tombs», «Etruscan kings», «the Etruscan alphabet».

### Examples

- The Etruscans lived in Italy before the Romans became powerful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etruscan/#x1)
- We saw an Etruscan vase in the museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etruscan/#x2)
- Some early kings of Rome were Etruscans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etruscan/#x3)
- Etruscan tombs are painted with scenes of feasts and music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etruscan/#x4)
- Experts can read Etruscan letters but understand only some of the words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etruscan/#x5)
- The Romans learnt a lot from Etruscan builders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etruscan/#x6)

### Note

A name of a people: written with a capital E. Plural: Etruscans. Say «ih-TRUS-kun».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «etruscan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etruscan/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«etruscan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/etruscan.html) on Mova free.