minui
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Attestation: | BS·2 (dieupala/minui) (1) |
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Language: | Celtic |
Word Type: | proper noun |
Semantic Field: | personal name |
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Grammatical Categories: | gen., dat. sg. masc. |
Stem Class: | o, u |
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Morphemic Analysis: | mīn-u-ī or mīn-ūi̯ |
Phonemic Analysis: | /mīnu̯ī/ or /mīnūi̯/ |
Meaning: | 'of Minuos' or 'for Minos' |
Commentary
Grammatically, the form could be a genitive in -ī of a u-stem minuos, or a dative in -ūi̯ of an o-stem minos. See the inscription page for considerations concerning the text structure and dating; the genitive – patronymic in this case – is overall more probable. The base is likely to be Celtic mīni- 'mild, gentle', of which a u-stem variant seems to be current in northern Italy (cf. minuku).