ulkos

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Attestation: NM·14 (ulkos) (1)
Language: Lepontic
Word Type: proper noun
Semantic Field: personal name

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

Morphemic Analysis: ulk-os or u̯lk-os
Phonemic Analysis: ulkos or lkos
Meaning: 'Ulkos'

Commentary

if to be read u̯lkos (with vocalic l) < wlko- < wlkwo- meaning "wolf" (Lejeune 1971: 130, fn. 455). cf. Ulcagnos, Ulcasius, Ulcudius etc. (Tibiletti Bruno 1978: 162). See also McCone Ériu 36, McCone 1996: 44

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