Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | Quartus Cattaes f(ilius) |
| Name (citation form) | Catta |
| Source | III 11734 cf. *249, ILLPRON 1168 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | marble |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Ehrenhausen |
| Location (ancient) | — |
| Community | Ehrenhausen |
| District, region | Leibnitz |
| Population group | — |
| Date | 1. c. AD |
| Source of date | CIL |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | Celtic |
| Gender | m. |
| Name type | IN |
| Use of name | IN as patronym |
| Word formation | hypocoristic shortening / simple ? |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *catu- 'combat, fight' or catto- 'cat' ? DLG2 111, Meid 190, KGP 167, EDPC 195, NPC 61, 216, GPN 171f. |
| Second element | — |
| Suffix | a Kajanto 105 |
| Stem class | a |
| Case | gen. sg. |
| Semantic field | Comb / Anim |
| Other | |
| Relations | (S) Quartus, (DiL) Sammu, (GS) Sextus |
| General notes | — |
| Other attestations | ITA 1 (CIL V 5709) DAL 1 (ILJ 1540) PAN 2 (CIL III 3586, RIU 228) NOR 2 (CIL III 11592, Leber 89) LVG 2 (CIL XIII 2455, 2704), Cattus BEG 2 (CIL XIII 3305, ILTG 445). |
| Secondary literature | DLG2: 111, Meid 190, KGP 167, EDPC 195, NPC 61, 216, GPN 171f., Lochner 50f. (Catta, Cattia, Cattu), Stüber 1998: 105 (Catto) |