inou
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| Attestation: | VB·3.2 (inou:ea) (1) |
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| Language: | prob. Celtic |
| Word Type: | prob. proper noun |
| Semantic Field: | prob. personal name |
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| Grammatical Categories: | nom. sg. |
| Stem Class: | on |
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| Morphemic Analysis: | in-ū or in-d-ū (?) |
| Phonemic Analysis: | /in(n)ū/ (?) |
| Meaning: | 'Inu' (?) |
Commentary
The short sequence is most likely an on-stem personal name in the nominative or an abbreviation; the former may be indicated by lutou in the same object. A hypocoristic in(n)ū can be formed from any name with preverb in-; if ⟨n⟩ represents the reflex of (*)/nd/, cf. inutu. ⟨ou⟩ appears to denote long /ū/ or a local allophone with a more open pronunciation, or diphthongisation of -/ū/ to -/ou̯/; an orthographic compromise between the vernacular ending -ū and the Latinised ending -ō may also be possible. Cf., beside lutou, uerkou (uel sim.), anatikou and prikou.
See also Rhŷs 1913: 62, no. 20 (a).
