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From Lexicon Leponticum
| Attestation: | TI·36.3 (]ni : ṃetạlui [) (1) |
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| Language: | Lepontic |
| Word Type: | prob. proper noun |
| Semantic Field: | prob. personal name |
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| Case: | dat. |
| Number: | sg. |
| Gender: | masc. |
| Stem Class: | on |
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| Morphemic Analysis: | ]-(o)ni |
| Phonemic Analysis: | ]ni |
| Meaning: | "for ..." |
Commentary
The ending of the dative singular of an n-stem. The ending -ni is originally that of the locative, but it is used syncretistically for the dative here and has replaced the older ending -nei, cf. also TI·27 (kuaśoni : pala : terialui), TI·43 (]ọni : kuimitrui : pạḷạ), TI·44 (]ọni : klanalui : p̣ala). (See also Motta 2000: 201)
Bibliography
| Motta 2000 | Filippo Motta, "La documentazione epigrafica e linguistica", in: Raffaele Carlo De Marinis, Simonetta Biaggio Simona (Eds.), I Leponti tra mito e realtà, Locarno: Gruppo Archeologia Ticino 2000, 181–222. |
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