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==Commentary==
==Commentary==
The fragmentary form can be tentatively identified as an individual name in the dative ''mati̯onāi̯'' (rather than a patronym ''mationalāi̯''/''mationalūi̯'' based on its position in the text; see the inscription page for details. The name appears to be an ''ā''-stem derivation of an ''on''-stem, either from the base {{m||mat-|mat(t)i-}} (cf. esp. ''mattio'' and ''mattonius'' [{{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: '''128''']; {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1978}}: 136, '''{{bib|Motta 2000}}: 203''') or {{m||mant-|mantī-}}.  
The fragmentary form can be tentatively identified as an individual name in the dative ''mati̯onāi̯'' (rather than a patronym ''mationalāi̯''/''mationalūi̯'' based on its position in the text; see the inscription page for details. The name appears to be an ''ā''-stem derivation of an ''on''-stem, either from the base {{m||mat-|mat(t)i-}} ({{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1978}}: 136, {{bib|Motta 2000}}: 203) or {{m||mant-|mantī-}}.  
<p style="text-align:right;>[[User:Corinna Salomon|Corinna Salomon]]</p>
<p style="text-align:right;>[[User:Corinna Salomon|Corinna Salomon]]</p>
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Revision as of 14:22, 29 July 2024

Attestation: TI·30 (mationa[) (1)
Language: Celtic
Word Type: proper noun
Semantic Field: personal name

Grammatical Categories: dat. sg. fem.
Stem Class: ā

Morphemic Analysis: mati-on-āi̯ or mantī-on-āi̯ (?)
Phonemic Analysis: /mationāi̯/ or /mattionāi̯/ or /mantīonāi̯/ (?)
Meaning: 'for Mationa' (?)

Commentary

The fragmentary form can be tentatively identified as an individual name in the dative mati̯onāi̯ (rather than a patronym mationalāi̯/mationalūi̯ based on its position in the text; see the inscription page for details. The name appears to be an ā-stem derivation of an on-stem, either from the base mat(t)i- (Tibiletti Bruno 1978: 136, Motta 2000: 203) or mantī-.

Corinna Salomon

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