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Reading uncertain, see the inscription page. | Reading uncertain, see the inscription page. | ||
If correct, probably an ''ā''-stem personal name. Short names with a first element ''kom''(''m'')- are known in Transalpine Gaul, cf. {{bib|RIG}} M-113 <span class=" | If correct, probably an ''ā''-stem personal name. Short names with a first element ''kom''(''m'')- are known in Transalpine Gaul, cf. {{bib|RIG}} M-113 <span class="tr_lat">coma</span>, ''commos'', ''commus'', ''como'', ''comio'', ''com''(''m'')''ios'', ''commius'' ({{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 70, {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1978}}: 143). The etymology of the names is uncertain (see {{bib|GPN}}: 335 f.), possibly hypocoristics from names with the preverb {{m||kom-}}. Cf. {{w||komoneos}}. | ||
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Revision as of 13:59, 13 August 2023
| Attestation: | TI·2 (koma) (1) |
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| Status: | uncertain |
| Language: | Celtic |
| Word Type: | proper noun |
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| Grammatical Categories: | nom. sg. |
| Stem Class: | ā |
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| Morphemic Analysis: | kom-ā (?) |
| Phonemic Analysis: | /komā/ or /kommā/ |
| Meaning: | 'Koma' |
Commentary
Reading uncertain, see the inscription page.
If correct, probably an ā-stem personal name. Short names with a first element kom(m)- are known in Transalpine Gaul, cf. RIG M-113 coma, commos, commus, como, comio, com(m)ios, commius (Delamarre 2007: 70, Tibiletti Bruno 1978: 143). The etymology of the names is uncertain (see GPN: 335 f.), possibly hypocoristics from names with the preverb kom-. Cf. komoneos.
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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