piami

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Attestation: BG·22 (c̣iami) (1)
Status: uncertain
Language: prob. Celtic
Word Type: proper noun
Semantic Field: personal name

Grammatical Categories: gen. sg. masc.
Stem Class: o

Morphemic Analysis: ?
Phonemic Analysis: unknown
Meaning: 'of Piamos'

Commentary

See the inscription page on the problematic reading.

Morphologically, the form can be a personal name in the genitive (Solinas 1995: 335, no. 37). Phonetically, pi̯amī or bi̯amī are possible, but neither can be furnished with comparanda or etymologies.

Corinna Salomon

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