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==Commentary== | ==Commentary== | ||
''ā''-stem personal name in the nominative; grammatically Latin, but etymologically Celtic. | |||
The name ''surica'', ''suricus'' is also attested in {{bib|CIL}} V 5618 {{tr|lat|suricae}} (dat., Castelseprio), 4856 {{tr|lat|surici}} (gen., Maderno), as well as III 4197 {{tr|lat|surica}}. {{bib|Rhŷs 1913}}: 55 f. suggests a segmentation into a first element ''su''- 'good' and second element ''rik-'' as in OIr. ''richt'' 'form, appearance' (i.e. 'of good appearance'), but the latter cannot be divorced from its suffix and probably corresponds to Gaul. ''riktu''- (see {{bib|Irslinger 2002}}: 123). {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 175, 230, 233 also separates ''su''-, but goes with {{m||rīg-}} 'ruler' as second element, possibly with regard to {{bib|CIL}} V 8939 ''surix'' (Vercelli) and XII 4172 ''uitousurix'' (p. 203). This is semantically attractive (and cf. {{bib|Lambert 2000b}}: 103 f. on Châteaubleau ''surexetesi'' and OIr. ''suirge'' 'courting' < *''su-regi̯ā''), but both readings are uncertain – in {{tr|lat|surix̣}}, ⟨x⟩ appears to be damaged; a genitive ''uitousuri''[''gis''] is an emendation given in {{bib|AcS}} III: 412 and {{bib|KGP}}: 298 for {{tr|lat|uitousuri[}}, but the partly preserved letter after iota may as well be ⟨c⟩. Also, thematised variants of ''surīgs'' should feature /{{p||g}}/ at least in some of the attestations (and ideally also a {{m||-(i)i̯-}}suffix), which renders this analysis unlikely. Since ''sur''(''i'')''us'', ''sur''(''i'')''a'' as well as names which look like hypocoristic derivations, such as ''surianus'', ''surilla'', ''surucca'', are well and widely attested (see {{bib|AcS}} II: 1672–1682, {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 175) – including {{w||sura}} at Oleggio, it seems preferable to analyse ''surica'' as a hypocoristic from a name in {{m||sū̆r-}} (of uncertain derivation) with a velar suffix {{m||-ik-}}. | The name ''surica'', ''suricus'' is also attested in {{bib|CIL}} V 5618 {{tr|lat|suricae}} (dat., Castelseprio), 4856 {{tr|lat|surici}} (gen., Maderno), as well as III 4197 {{tr|lat|surica}}. {{bib|Rhŷs 1913}}: 55 f. suggests a segmentation into a first element ''su''- 'good' and second element ''rik-'' as in OIr. ''richt'' 'form, appearance' (i.e. 'of good appearance'), but the latter cannot be divorced from its suffix and probably corresponds to Gaul. ''riktu''- (see {{bib|Irslinger 2002}}: 123). {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 175, 230, 233 also separates ''su''-, but goes with {{m||rīg-}} 'ruler' as second element, possibly with regard to {{bib|CIL}} V 8939 ''surix'' (Vercelli) and XII 4172 ''uitousurix'' (p. 203). This is semantically attractive (and cf. {{bib|Lambert 2000b}}: 103 f. on Châteaubleau ''surexetesi'' and OIr. ''suirge'' 'courting' < *''su-regi̯ā''), but both readings are uncertain – in {{tr|lat|surix̣}}, ⟨x⟩ appears to be damaged; a genitive ''uitousuri''[''gis''] is an emendation given in {{bib|AcS}} III: 412 and {{bib|KGP}}: 298 for {{tr|lat|uitousuri[}}, but the partly preserved letter after iota may as well be ⟨c⟩. Also, thematised variants of ''surīgs'' should feature /{{p||g}}/ at least in some of the attestations (and ideally also a {{m||-(i)i̯-}}suffix), which renders this analysis unlikely. Since ''sur''(''i'')''us'', ''sur''(''i'')''a'' as well as names which look like hypocoristic derivations, such as ''surianus'', ''surilla'', ''surucca'', are well and widely attested (see {{bib|AcS}} II: 1672–1682, {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 175) – including {{w||sura}} at Oleggio, it seems preferable to analyse ''surica'' as a hypocoristic from a name in {{m||sū̆r-}} (of uncertain derivation) with a velar suffix {{m||-ik-}}. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:47, 25 November 2024
Attestation: | VB·30 (surica/ciponis/f) (1) |
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Language: | Celtic |
adapted to: | Latin |
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: | sū̆r-ik-ā |
Phonemic Analysis: | /su/ūrikā/ |
Meaning: | 'Surica' |
Commentary
ā-stem personal name in the nominative; grammatically Latin, but etymologically Celtic.
The name surica, suricus is also attested in CIL V 5618 suricae (dat., Castelseprio), 4856 surici (gen., Maderno), as well as III 4197 surica. Rhŷs 1913: 55 f. suggests a segmentation into a first element su- 'good' and second element rik- as in OIr. richt 'form, appearance' (i.e. 'of good appearance'), but the latter cannot be divorced from its suffix and probably corresponds to Gaul. riktu- (see Irslinger 2002: 123). Delamarre 2007: 175, 230, 233 also separates su-, but goes with rīg- 'ruler' as second element, possibly with regard to CIL V 8939 surix (Vercelli) and XII 4172 uitousurix (p. 203). This is semantically attractive (and cf. Lambert 2000b: 103 f. on Châteaubleau surexetesi and OIr. suirge 'courting' < *su-regi̯ā), but both readings are uncertain – in surix̣, ⟨x⟩ appears to be damaged; a genitive uitousuri[gis] is an emendation given in AcS III: 412 and KGP: 298 for uitousuri[, but the partly preserved letter after iota may as well be ⟨c⟩. Also, thematised variants of surīgs should feature /g/ at least in some of the attestations (and ideally also a -(i)i̯-suffix), which renders this analysis unlikely. Since sur(i)us, sur(i)a as well as names which look like hypocoristic derivations, such as surianus, surilla, surucca, are well and widely attested (see AcS II: 1672–1682, Delamarre 2007: 175) – including sura at Oleggio, it seems preferable to analyse surica as a hypocoristic from a name in sū̆r- (of uncertain derivation) with a velar suffix -ik-.
See also Ponti 1896: 155–157, Tibiletti Bruno 1978: 154, Tibiletti Bruno 1981: 173, Morandi 2004: 569.
Bibliography
AcS | Alfred Holder, Alt-celtischer Sprachschatz, Leipzig: Teubner 1896–1907. |
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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. |