minui

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Attestation:	BS·2 (dieupala/minui) (1)
Language:	prob. Celtic
Word Type:	proper noun
Semantic Field:	personal name
Grammatical Categories:	gen., dat. sg. masc.
Stem Class:	o, u
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).

Corinna Salomon