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{{word | {{word | ||
|type_word= | |status=uncertain | ||
|type_word=proper noun | |||
|stem_class=ā | |stem_class=ā | ||
|number=sg. | |number=sg. | ||
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|gender=fem. | |gender=fem. | ||
|language=unknown | |language=unknown | ||
|analysis_morphemic={{m|mei̯v-}}{{m|-ā|ā}} | |analysis_morphemic={{m|mei̯v-}}{{m|-ā|ā}} | ||
|analysis_phonemic={{p|m}}{{p|ei̯}}{{p| | |analysis_phonemic=/{{p|m}}{{p|ei̯}}{{p|u̯}}{{p|ā}}/ (?) | ||
|meaning= | |meaning='Meiva' | ||
|field_semantic= | |field_semantic=personal name | ||
|checklevel= | |checklevel=2 | ||
|problem= | |problem=Namenbücher | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Commentary== | ==Commentary== | ||
{{bib|Morandi 1999}}: 180, | See the inscription page on the uncertain reading. | ||
Interpreted as a feminine personal name by {{bib|Morandi 1999}}: 180, who compares (n. 93) the toponym ''mevania'' ({{bib|AcS}} II: 621, a variant of ''mona'') and a meagre crop of names in ''mei''- in {{bib|AcS}} II: 530. No good comparanda in Celtic, where /{{p||ei̯}}/ > /{{p||ē}}/; if read correctly, maybe not etymologically Celtic. | |||
<p style="text-align:right;>[[User:Corinna Salomon|Corinna Salomon]]</p> | |||
{{bibliography}} | {{bibliography}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:35, 28 May 2025
| Attestation: | none (0) |
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| Status: | uncertain |
| Language: | unknown |
| Word Type: | proper noun |
| Semantic Field: | personal name |
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| Grammatical Categories: | nom. sg. fem. |
| Stem Class: | ā |
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| Morphemic Analysis: | mei̯v-ā |
| Phonemic Analysis: | /mei̯u̯ā/ (?) |
| Meaning: | 'Meiva' |
Commentary
See the inscription page on the uncertain reading.
Interpreted as a feminine personal name by Morandi 1999: 180, who compares (n. 93) the toponym mevania (AcS II: 621, a variant of mona) and a meagre crop of names in mei- in AcS II: 530. No good comparanda in Celtic, where /ei̯/ > /ē/; if read correctly, maybe not etymologically Celtic.
Bibliography
| AcS | Alfred Holder, Alt-celtischer Sprachschatz, Leipzig: Teubner 1896–1907. |
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