minui

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Attestation: BS·2 (dieupala/minui) (1)
Language: Celtic
Word Type: proper noun
Semantic Field: personal name

Grammatical Categories: gen., dat. sg. masc.
Stem Class: o, u

Morphemic Analysis: mīn-u or mīn-ūi̯
Phonemic Analysis: /mīnī/ or /mīnūi̯/
Meaning: 'of Minuos' or 'for Minos'

Commentary

Grammatically, the form could be a genitive in 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).