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|analysis_morphemic={{m|ol-}}{{m|-ed-|ed-}}{{m|-ū|ū}}
|analysis_morphemic={{m|oll-}}{{m|-ed-|ed-}}{{m|-ū|ū}} (?)
|analysis_phonemic=/{{p|o}}{{p|l}}{{p|e}}{{p|d}}{{p|ū}}/
|analysis_phonemic=/{{p|o}}{{p|l}}({{p|ll|l}}){{p|e}}{{p|d}}{{p|ū}}/ (?)
|meaning='Oletu'
|meaning='Oletu'
|field_semantic=personal name
|field_semantic=prob. personal name
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==Commentary==
==Commentary==
''oll-ed-on-'', ''ollo-'' "great", cp. ''OLEDO'' (cp. {{bib|Lejeune 1971}}: 50, 64 fn. 213, {{bib|DLG}}: 241, {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 144, 228, {{bib|GPN}}: 237, {{bib|Markey & Mees 2003}}: 140, {{bib|Villar & Prósper 2005}}: 286, {{bib|Stüber 1998}}: 108, {{bib|CIL}}: XIII 3707) cognomen? (cp. {{bib|Markey & Mees 2003}}: 140, {{w||plialeθu}}, {{w||seχeθu}}, {{w||kiketu}})
See the inscription page on the context of the form – ''oletu'' is either a separate name or part of a bipartite name formula. In the former case, it is a simple ''on''-stem individual name; in the latter case, the same is probable, though it might possibly be a patronym/appositive in -(''et'')''u'' (cf. {{w||plialeθu}}, {{w||kiketu}}). See [[The Cisalpine Celtic Languages]] on theories about the origin of such a formation, and cf. {{w||amaśilu}}.
 
A name {{tr|lat|oledo}} is attested at Trèves ({{bib|CIL}} XIII 3707); if this is the same formation, it indicates that the suffix in ''oletu'' is {{m||-ed-}} rather than agentive {{m||-et-}}. The latter is not sematically fitting in any case, if the base is {{m||oll-|ollo-}} 'great', which is likely despite single ''l'' in {{tr|lat|oledo}} and a few other forms (see {{bib|AcS}} II: 841–850, {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 144 f.). Cf. {{bib|Lejeune 1971}}: 64, n. 213, '''{{bib|Stüber 1998}}: 108''', {{bib|Markey & Mees 2003}}: 140, {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 549 (who alternatively compares {{bib|CIL}} XII 4406 {{tr|lat|olitio}}), '''{{bib|Villar & Prósper 2005}}: 286'''.
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Revision as of 12:48, 16 August 2024

Attestation: VB·2 (oletuamaśilu) (1)
Language: Celtic
Word Type: proper noun
Semantic Field: prob. personal name

Grammatical Categories: nom. sg. masc.
Stem Class: on

Morphemic Analysis: oll-ed-ū (?)
Phonemic Analysis: /ol(l)edū/ (?)
Meaning: 'Oletu'

Commentary

See the inscription page on the context of the form – oletu is either a separate name or part of a bipartite name formula. In the former case, it is a simple on-stem individual name; in the latter case, the same is probable, though it might possibly be a patronym/appositive in -(et)u (cf. plialeθu, kiketu). See The Cisalpine Celtic Languages on theories about the origin of such a formation, and cf. amaśilu.

A name oledo is attested at Trèves (CIL XIII 3707); if this is the same formation, it indicates that the suffix in oletu is -ed- rather than agentive -et-. The latter is not sematically fitting in any case, if the base is ollo- 'great', which is likely despite single l in oledo and a few other forms (see AcS II: 841–850, Delamarre 2007: 144 f.). Cf. Lejeune 1971: 64, n. 213, Stüber 1998: 108, Markey & Mees 2003: 140, Morandi 2004: 549 (who alternatively compares CIL XII 4406 olitio), Villar & Prósper 2005: 286.

Corinna Salomon

Bibliography

AcS Alfred Holder, Alt-celtischer Sprachschatz, Leipzig: Teubner 1896–1907.
CIL Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum. (17 volumes, various supplements)
Delamarre 2007 Xavier Delamarre, Noms de personnes celtiques dans l'épigraphie classique. Nomina Celtica Antiqua Selecta Inscriptionum, Paris: Errance 2007.