Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

Cattae

Name (citation form)Catta
SourceAE 1973, 396, ILLPRON 733
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptionsepulcral
Materialwhite marble
Date and origin
Location (modern)Maria Saal
Location (ancient)Virunum
CommunityMaria Saal
District, regionKlagenfurt-Land
Population group
Date100 AD
Source of dateGP
Linguistic notes
LanguageCeltic
Genderf.
Name typeIN
Use of nameIN
Word formationhypocoristic 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
Suffixa
Kajanto 105
Stem classa
Casenom. sg.
Semantic fieldComb / Anim
Other
Relations(S) Quintus Valerius Crispus, (DiL) Fuscia, (GD) Prima
General notes
Other attestationsITA 1 (CIL V 5709) DAL 1 (ILJ 1540) PAN 2 (CIL III 3586, RIU 228) NOR 2 (CIL III 11645, Leber 89) LVG 2 (CIL XIII 2455, 2704), Cattus BEG 2 (CIL XIII 3305, ILTG 445).
Secondary literatureDLG2 111, Meid 190, KGP 167, EDPC 195, NPC 61 (Catt-), 216, GPN 171f., Lochner 50f., Stüber 1998: 105 (Catto)