pou
From Lexicon Leponticum
Revision as of 15:53, 19 August 2024 by Corinna Salomon (talk | contribs)
| Attestation: | BG·12 (uol), VB·5 (pou), VR·21 (pọχ̣) (3) |
|---|---|
| Language: | prob. Celtic |
| Word Type: | prob. proper noun |
| Semantic Field: | prob. personal name |
|
| |
| Grammatical Categories: | nom. sg. |
| Stem Class: | on |
|
| |
| Morphemic Analysis: | bou̯(-ū) or bou̯d- (?) |
| Phonemic Analysis: | /bou̯(ū)/ (?) |
| Meaning: | abbreviation (?) |
Commentary
The short sequence is most probably an abbreviation of a personal name, though a hypocoristic on-stem is also possible. The base could e.g. be bou̯- 'cow' or, in the first case, also bou̯d- 'victory'. See also Tibiletti Bruno 1978: 146, Morandi 1999: 171 f., Morandi 2004: 554.
