Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

Bruto Gintussae f(ilio)

Name (citation form)Gintussa*
SourceIII 5697
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptionsepulcral
Materialstone
Date and origin
Location (modern)Gerulata?
Location (ancient)
Community
District, region
Population group
Date
Source of date
Linguistic notes
LanguageCeltic
Genderf.
Name typeIN
Use of nameIN
Word formationhypocoristically suffixed
Prefix
First element*cintu- 'first'
DLG2: 117, NPC 216, GPN 179, EDPC 201
Second element
Suffix(u)ssa
Stüber 2007: 151
Stem classa
Casegen. sg.
Semantic fieldBirth
Other
Relations(S) Brutus, (W) Meleia Bricosticis
General notesfor the alternation of g and c in Celtic names, see KGP 100, GPN 400f.
Other attestationsCintussa BEG 1 (CIL XIII 6002), Cintussus BEG 1 (CIL XIII 4364)
Secondary literatureNPC 66, DLG2: 117