Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | Derva Malaii f(ilia) con(iux) |
| Name (citation form) | Malaius |
| Source | III 5419, ILLPRON 1198 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | marble |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Geisthal |
| Location (ancient) | — |
| Community | Geisthal |
| District, region | Voitsberg |
| Population group | — |
| Date | late 1./early 2. c. AD |
| Source of date | CIL |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | unknown, "Illyrian"? |
| Gender | m. |
| Name type | IN |
| Use of name | IN as patronym |
| Word formation | simple |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *malo-, *malu- 'high?' or 'lazy' ? Lochner 98, NPC 226, Meid 145, DLG2: 214f. (mallos) |
| Second element | — |
| Suffix | aio |
| Stem class | io |
| Case | gen. sg. |
| Semantic field | App-Char |
| Other | |
| Relations | (D) Derva, (SiL) Lucius Domitius Secundinus, (GS) Iunianus |
| General notes | cf. OIr., W mall 'slow, lazy' (DLG2: 215) or "Illyr." *mal- 'high, mountain' (cf. Meid 145f.)? |
| Other attestations | Malaus NOR 1 (RISt 297), Maleius NOR 1 (RISt 325), Maleus ITA 1 (II X/1, 592a), Maliu[s] BEG 1 (CIL XIII 3331 = 3391), Malia HIS 1 (CIL II 174), BEG 1 (CIL XIII 11669), NAR 1 (CIL XII 4466), PAN 1 (AIJ 329), Mal[ ] NOR 1 (ILJ 1190), Mali[ ] NOR 1 (ILJ 1190), Malius HIS 1 (CIL II,2/7, 876), [M]alius NOR 1 (ILJ 1190), Malo ITA 1 (CIL V 3924) |
| Secondary literature | Lochner 98, NPC 125 (Maleius), 226, Meid 145, DLG2: 214f. (mallos) |