inou
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| Attestation: | VB·3.2 (mou:ea) (1) |
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| Language: | 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 Attention, needs to be checked! |
| Phonemic Analysis: | inū |
| Meaning: | "Inu"? |
Commentary
The sequence -ou is perhaps a spelling for the Celt. ending -ū of the nom. sg. of the on-stems. Either, this originally monophthongic ending developed really into the diphthong /-ou̯/, or the spelling is an orthographic compromise between the vernacular ending -ū and the Latinised ending -ō. Cf. the legend coppou beside coppo on Noric coins.
