uerkou
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| Attestation: | AO·3 (ụerkọu) (1) |
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| Status: | uncertain |
| Language: | Celtic |
| Word Type: | proper noun |
| Semantic Field: | personal name |
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| Grammatical Categories: | nom. sg. animate |
| Stem Class: | on |
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| Morphemic Analysis: | u̯erg/k-ū or u̯er-k-ū |
| Phonemic Analysis: | /u̯erkū/ or /u̯ergū |
| Meaning: | 'Uerkou' |
Commentary
See the inscription page on the reading options.
Final -⟨ou⟩ is most likely a Greek-influenced spelling for the on-stem nom. sg. ending -ū as in Gallo-Greek (cf. Marinetti & Prosdocimi 1994: 44 f.), unless it reflects an actual diphthongisation of -ū to -ou̯; an orthographic compromise between the vernacular ending -ū and the Latinised ending -ō may also be possible – cf. inou and lutou at Ornavasso and the coin legends NM·9 anatikou and NM·13 prikou for further discussion. For the etymology of the base u̯erk-, cf. uerkalai.
