Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

Bussulae Atianti f(iliae)

Name (citation form)Bussula*
SourceIII 4985, ILLPRON 817
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptionsepulcral
Materialmarble
Date and origin
Location (modern)Thon
Location (ancient)Virunum
CommunityGrafenstein
District, regionKlagenfurt-Land
Population group
Dateprob. 100 AD
Source of datePiccottini
Linguistic notes
LanguageCeltic
Genderf.
Name typeIN
Use of nameIN + patronym
Word formationhypocoristically suffixed
Prefix
First element*bussu- 'lip, kiss' or *buzdo- 'tail, penis' ?
EDPC 84, 85, NPC 214, DLG2: 95, KGP 158, Meid 128f.
Second element
Suffix(u)lla
Stüber 2007: 150, Lochner 30, Kajanto 128
Stem classa
Casedat. sg.
Semantic fieldApp
Other
Relations(F) Atiantus, (H) Sumarius, (S) Tertius, (FiL) Limmo
General notes
Other attestationsBussula NOR 1 (CIL III 5465), [Bussull]a NAR 1 (AEp 1938, 133), [B]ussullus NAR 1 (AEp 1938, 133).
Secondary literatureNPC 50, Lochner 39, AlNor 233