kuvei
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Attestation: | Pa 1.2 (kuveipuleisnaimiiśivemiśe[ ]ḳṣ́[ ]ẹṇḳezilaθmiśalalatiamake) (1) |
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Language: | perhaps Celtic |
adapted to: | Etruscan |
Word Type: | proper noun |
Semantic Field: | personal name |
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Grammatical Categories: | nom. sg. fem. |
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Morphemic Analysis: | kom-u̯-e-i |
Phonemic Analysis: | — |
Meaning: | 'Kuvei' |
Commentary
Etruscan feminine name in -i formed from (unattested) masculine *kuve. The latter is argued to be etymologically Celtic by De Simone 1992b: 11 f., who suggests a borrowing of kou̯os, a hypocoristic of kom-u̯ir-os.
Bibliography
De Simone 1992b | Carlo De Simone, Le iscrizioni etrusche dei cippi di Rubiera [= Archaeologica Regiensia 6], Reggio Emilia: 1992. |
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