)oni
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Attestation: | TI·32 (]??ṇoṿị:p̣la[), TI·43 (]ọni:kuimitrui:pạḷạ), TI·44 (]ọni:klanalui:p̣ala) (3) |
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Language: | Lepontic |
Word Type: | prob. proper noun |
Semantic Field: | prob. personal name |
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Grammatical Categories: | dat. sg. masc. |
Stem Class: | on |
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Morphemic Analysis: | ]-oni |
Phonemic Analysis: | ]oni |
Meaning: | "for ..." |
Commentary
The ending of the dative singular of an n-stem (Motta 2000: 203). The ending -oni is originally that of the locative, but it is used syncretistically for the dative here and has replaced the older ending -onei, cf. also TI·27 (kuaśoni : pala : terialui), TI·36.3 (]ni : ṃetạlui [).