Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

Siri

Name (citation form)Sirus
SourceTENOR A 1,4, 2715
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptionsepulcral
Materialclay brick
Date and origin
Location (modern)Wels
Location (ancient)Ovilava
CommunityWels
District, regionWels
Population group
Date
Source of date
Linguistic notes
LanguageCeltic
Genderm.
Name typeIN
Use of nameIN
Word formationsimple
Prefix
First element*sīro- 'long' / *stīr- 'star'
DLG2: 276, KGP 269, Meid 242, NPC 232, EDPC 337 / DLG2: 282, NPC 232, EDPC 355 (sterā)
Second element
Suffix(o)
Stem classo
Casegen. sg.
Semantic fieldApp / Obj
Other
Relations(Br) Severus
General notesVetters reads Osiri et Severine, Riß reads Osiri Severi
Other attestationsSirus NOR 1 (CIL III 5096); Sir* AQV 1 (CIL XIII 173); Sira NOR 2 (CIL III 5265; 11647); Sirio DAL 1 (CIL III 14007); Siro PAN 3 (CIL III 11133; AIJ 325, ILSl I 90), NOR 3 (CIL III 5441; 11699; RISt 306), DAC 1 (CIL III 873)
Secondary literatureDLG2: 276, KGP 269, Meid 242, NPC 169, 232, EDPC 337, Lochner 152 / DLG2: 282, NPC 232, EDPC 355 (sterā), AlNor