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==Commentary==
==Commentary==
Grammatically, the form is a Latin genitive. While it could hypothetically be a patronymic genitive, the absence of ''f.'' indicates that it is a cognomen (see the inscription page). A base ''pus''(''s'')- is attested sporadically and predominantly in the Transalpine east – cf. especially {{tr|lat|pusionis}} at Bad Kreuznach ({{bib|AE}} 1927, 68) – but a Celtic etymology is difficult.
Grammatically, the form is a Latin genitive. While it could hypothetically be a patronymic genitive, the absence of ''f.'' indicates that it is a cognomen (see the inscription page). A base ''pus''(''s'')- is attested sporadically and predominantly in the Transalpine east – cf. especially {{tr|lat|pusionis}} at Bad Kreuznach ({{bib|AE}} 1927, 68) – but a Celtic etymology is difficult. Probably rather Italic, cf. {{tr|lat|pusioni}} (dat.) in a Latin inscription from Este ({{bib|Pellegrini & Prosdocimi 1967}} Es I).
<p style="text-align:right;>[[User:Corinna Salomon|Corinna Salomon]]</p>
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 6 January 2025

Attestation: VB·13 (p:pusionis) (1)
Language: perhaps Celtic
adapted to: Latin
Word Type: proper noun
Semantic Field: prob. personal name

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

Morphemic Analysis: pus-(i)i̯-onis
Phonemic Analysis: /pus(s)(i)onis/ (?)
Meaning: 'of Pusio' (?)

Commentary

Grammatically, the form is a Latin genitive. While it could hypothetically be a patronymic genitive, the absence of f. indicates that it is a cognomen (see the inscription page). A base pus(s)- is attested sporadically and predominantly in the Transalpine east – cf. especially pusionis at Bad Kreuznach (AE 1927, 68) – but a Celtic etymology is difficult. Probably rather Italic, cf. pusioni (dat.) in a Latin inscription from Este (Pellegrini & Prosdocimi 1967 Es I).

Corinna Salomon

Bibliography

AE Various authors, L'année épigraphique, Paris: 1888–.