Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

Bussullae Saggionis f(ilia)

Name (citation form)Bussulla*
SourceIII 5465, ILLPRON 1444
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptionsepulcral
Materialstone
Date and origin
Location (modern)Waasen
Location (ancient)
CommunityLeoben
District, regionLeoben
Population group
Date1. c. AD
Source of dateCIL
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
Casegen. sg.
Semantic fieldApp
Other
Relations(H) Satus, (F) Saggio, (FiL) Togio
General notesFor *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 attestationsBussulla (NOR 1 (CIL III 4985), [Bussull]a NAR 1 (Aep 1938, 133), [B]ussullus NAR 1 (Aep 1938, 133)
Secondary literatureLochner 39, EDPC 84, 85, NPC 214, DLG2: 95, KGP 158, Meid 128f.