etu

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Attestation: VA·23 (etu), VR·19 (koliuetu) (2)
Language: Celtic
Word Type: proper noun
Semantic Field: personal name

Grammatical Categories: nom. sg. masc.
Stem Class: on

Morphemic Analysis: ēt-ū (?)
Phonemic Analysis: /ētū/ (?)
Meaning: 'Etu'

Commentary

Segmentation of VR·19 uncertain, see the inscription page.

The form can be interpreted as a hypocoristic masculine on-stem personal name, possibly from a dithematic name with first element ēt- 'pasture, land'.

Corinna Salomon