piretos

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Attestation: VR·10 (p̣ịretos) (1)
Status: uncertain
Language: Celtic
Word Type: proper noun
Semantic Field: personal name

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

Morphemic Analysis: bir(r)-et-os (?)
Phonemic Analysis: /biretos/ (?)
Meaning: 'Piretos'

Commentary

Reading uncertain, see the inscription page and alternative pireuos.

Masculine o-stem PN. The most straightforward analysis is base bir(r)- + agentive suffix -et- (thematised).