Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | Useni Secun(di) |
| Name (citation form) | Usenus* |
| Source | III 11826 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | lime-sandstone |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Enns |
| Location (ancient) | Lauriacum |
| Community | Enns |
| District, region | Linz Land |
| Population group | — |
| Date | — |
| Source of date | — |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | Celtic |
| Gender | m. |
| Name type | pseudo gentile |
| Use of name | L 2 |
| Word formation | simple |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *u(x)sen- 'ox' or *us-'up' Meid 243f., DLG2: 330, KGP 283 (Usso-mar(i)) |
| Second element | — |
| Suffix | (en)o |
| Stem class | o |
| Case | gen. sg. |
| Semantic field | Anim / App-Char |
| Other | |
| Relations | — |
| General notes | Usenus can be either derived from PIE *ukwsḗn- 'ox' or less probable from PIE *up-s- (cf. OIr. úasal, MW uchel) with eno-suffix. |
| Other attestations | NOR 1 (CIL III 5166) |
| Secondary literature | NPC 206 (Usienus, Usonius), KGP 283 (Usso-mar(i)), Meid 243f. (Usaiu, Usia, Usio), DLG2: 330 |