pei
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| Attestation: | MI·25 (p̣ei) (1) | ||
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| Status: | uncertain | ||
| Language: | perhaps Celtic | ||
| Word Type: | prob. proper noun | ||
| Semantic Field: | prob. personal name |
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| Grammatical Categories: | indeterminable | ||
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| Morphemic Analysis: | unknown | ||
| Phonemic Analysis: | unknown | ||
| Meaning: | abbreviation (?) | ||
Commentary
See the inscription page on the uncertain reading.
If correct, the sequence is most likely an abbreviation of a personal name in bei̯°, though no Gaulish comparanda suggest themselves; see The Cisalpine Celtic Languages on *ei̯ > ē. Cf. pei(.
