Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | Bussullae Saggionis f(ilia) |
| Name (citation form) | Bussulla* |
| Source | III 5465, ILLPRON 1444 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | stone |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Waasen |
| Location (ancient) | — |
| Community | Leoben |
| District, region | Leoben |
| Population group | — |
| Date | 1. c. AD |
| Source of date | CIL |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | Celtic |
| Gender | f. |
| Name type | IN |
| Use of name | IN + patronym |
| Word formation | hypocoristically 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 class | a |
| Case | gen. sg. |
| Semantic field | App |
| Other | |
| Relations | (H) Satus, (F) Saggio, (FiL) Togio |
| General notes | For *bussu- 'lip, kiss' cf. MIr. bus 'lip' (KGP 158, Meid 128f.), less probable *buzdo- 'tail, penis' (EDPC 86) as in PN Artebudz 'penis of a bear'. |
| Other attestations | Bussulla (NOR 1 (CIL III 4985), [Bussull]a NAR 1 (Aep 1938, 133), [B]ussullus NAR 1 (Aep 1938, 133) |
| Secondary literature | Lochner 39, EDPC 84, 85, NPC 214, DLG2: 95, KGP 158, Meid 128f. |