Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

Materionae

Name (citation form)Materiona*
SourceXVI 5
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptionmilitary diploma
Materialbronze
Date and origin
Location (modern)Geiselbrechting
Location (ancient)
CommunityTraunstein
District, regionBayern
Population group
Date
Source of date
Linguistic notes
LanguageCeltic
Genderf.
Name typeIN
Use of nameIN
Word formationsimple
Prefix
First element*mater- 'mother'
DLG2: 220, NPC 226
Second element
Suffixiona
Stem classa
Casedat. sg.
Semantic fieldFam
Other
Relations(F) Cattaus, (M) Sabina, (Br) Vindelicus, (GFf) Bardus, (GFm) Gammus
General notesfull grade suffix *-ter- in this name in opposition to lengthened grade *-tir in nom.sg. matir < *mātīr 'mother'; syncope of middle vowel or zero grade in related toponym Matronae (NPC 226).
Other attestationsMaterio (f.) PAN 1 (AE 1965, 12), Materiu (f.) NOR 1 (CIL III 5435).
Secondary literatureNPC 128, 226, DLG2: 220, Lochner 103 (Materiu).