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The lexeme *''au̯os'' 'grandson, descendant' (OIr. ''aue'', Ogam AVI [gen.] < *'' | The lexeme *''au̯os'' 'grandson, descendant' (OIr. ''aue'', Ogam AVI [gen.] < *''au̯''(''i'')''i̯os'' etc., s. {{bib|DLG}}: 60 s.v. ''aua'', {{bib|Matasović 2009}}: 49 f., {{bib|LEIA}}: A-103 f., {{bib|Zair 2012}}: 250 on possible ''ā''; the absence of a {{m||-(i)i̯-|i̯}}-suffix in Gaulish is surprising) is attested in Gaulish in {{bib|RIIG}} VAU-05-05 ({{bib|RIG}} G-121) {{tr|gr|αουα}} (Cavaillon) and possibly in {{bib|RIG}} L-131 {{tr|lat|auo}} (dat.?), onomastically e.g. in ''aua'', ''auonus'' (s. {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 212 et passim). (Differently {{bib|Meid 2005}}: 218, who connects these names with the verbal root *''au̯e''- (OIr. -''oí'', -''oat'' 'protect'.) | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 8 September 2024
| Type: | lexical |
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| Meaning: | 'grandson, descendant' |
| Language: | Celtic |
| Phonemic analysis: | /au̯/- or /āu̯/ |
| From PIE: | *h₂eu̯h₂o- 'grandfather' |
| Attestation: | auai, aui |
Commentary
The lexeme *au̯os 'grandson, descendant' (OIr. aue, Ogam AVI [gen.] < *au̯(i)i̯os etc., s. DLG: 60 s.v. aua, Matasović 2009: 49 f., LEIA: A-103 f., Zair 2012: 250 on possible ā; the absence of a i̯-suffix in Gaulish is surprising) is attested in Gaulish in RIIG VAU-05-05 (RIG G-121) αουα (Cavaillon) and possibly in RIG L-131 auo (dat.?), onomastically e.g. in aua, auonus (s. Delamarre 2007: 212 et passim). (Differently Meid 2005: 218, who connects these names with the verbal root *au̯e- (OIr. -oí, -oat 'protect'.)
Bibliography
| Delamarre 2007 | Xavier Delamarre, Noms de personnes celtiques dans l'épigraphie classique. Nomina Celtica Antiqua Selecta Inscriptionum, Paris: Errance 2007. |
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| DLG | Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise. Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental, 2nd, revised edition, Paris: Errance 2003. |
