Iguvine
/ˈɪɡ.juː.vaɪn/noun
Relating to Iguvium, the ancient Umbrian city now called Gubbio, or to its famous bronze ritual tablets.
Did you know?The Iguvine Tablets, discovered in 1444, contain one of the longest surviving texts written in Umbrian and describe elaborate ceremonies involving priests, sacrifices, processions, and divine consultation.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Umbrian
Umbrian
Ikuvium
“The name of the ancient Umbrian settlement later known as Iguvium”
3rd–1st Century BCE
Umbrian
Ikuvinus
“Relating to Ikuvium; the form associated with the Iguvine ritual texts”
Roman Period
Latin
Iguvium
“The Roman name for the Umbrian city”
Late Antiquity–Middle Ages
Latin
Eugubium
“A later Latin form of the city name”
Medieval Italian
Italian
Gubbio
“The modern Italian name of the city”
19th Century–Modern English
English
Iguvine
“Relating to Iguvium, especially its inscriptions and ritual tablets”