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|analysis_phonemic=/{{p|l}}{{p|ū}}{{p|t}}{{p|ū}}/ (?)
|meaning="Lutu"
|meaning='Lutu'
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==Commentary==
==Commentary==
The sequence -ou is perhaps a spelling for the Celt. ending -ū of the nom. sg. of the on-stems. Either, this originally monophthongic ending developed really into the diphthong /-ou̯/, or the spelling is an orthographic compromise between the vernacular ending -ū and the Latinised ending -ō. Cp. the legend coppou beside coppo on Noric coins. See also [[lutu]].
The sequence is most likely an ''on''-stem personal name in the nominative, possibly an abbreviation. The name ''lūtū'' is attested twice more in the Verbano, see {{w||lutu}} and {{w||luto}}. ⟨ou⟩ could denote long /{{p||ū}}/, though one wonders why in that case presumable /{{p||ū}}/ in the base was not also spelled like that; alternatively it may denote a local allophone with a more open pronunciation, or diphthongisation of -/{{p||ū}}/ to -/{{p||o}}{{p||u̯}}/; an orthographic compromise between the vernacular ending {{m||}} and the Latinised ending {{m||}} may also be possible. Cf. {{w||inou}} on the same object as well as {{w||uerkou}} (uel sim.), {{w||anatikou}} and {{w||prikou}}.
 
See also {{bib|Rhŷs 1913}}: 62 f., no. 20 (c), {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 552, {{bib|Birkhan 2005}}: 224.
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 2 October 2024

Attestation: VB·3.3 (lutou:iii) (1)
Language: Celtic
Word Type: proper noun
Semantic Field: personal name

Grammatical Categories: nom. sg.
Stem Class: on

Morphemic Analysis: lūt
Phonemic Analysis: /lūtū/ (?)
Meaning: 'Lutu'

Commentary

The sequence is most likely an on-stem personal name in the nominative, possibly an abbreviation. The name lūtū is attested twice more in the Verbano, see lutu and luto. ⟨ou⟩ could denote long /ū/, though one wonders why in that case presumable /ū/ in the base was not also spelled like that; alternatively it may denote a local allophone with a more open pronunciation, or diphthongisation of -/ū/ to -/o/; an orthographic compromise between the vernacular ending and the Latinised ending may also be possible. Cf. inou on the same object as well as uerkou (uel sim.), anatikou and prikou.

See also Rhŷs 1913: 62 f., no. 20 (c), Morandi 2004: 552, Birkhan 2005: 224.

Corinna Salomon

Bibliography

Birkhan 2005 Helmut Birkhan, "UINOM NAŚOM", in: Franziska Beutler, Wolfgang Hameter (Eds.), "Eine ganz normale Inschrift" ... Vnd ähnLiches zVm GebVrtstag von Ekkehard Weber. Festschrift zum 30. April 2005 [= Althistorisch-Epigraphische Studien 5], Wien: Eigenverlag der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Archäologie 2005, 223-228.