Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | Messiae Belatussae |
| Name (citation form) | Messia |
| Source | III 11552, ILLPRON 385 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | marble |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Sankt Margarethen in der Reichenau |
| Location (ancient) | Virunum |
| Community | Reichenau |
| District, region | Feldkirchen |
| Population group | — |
| Date | — |
| Source of date | — |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | Celtic |
| Gender | f. |
| Name type | pseudo gentile |
| Use of name | L 2 |
| Word formation | simple |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *messi-, *messu-, *međđi-, *međđu-, *meds-, *meθθ- 'judgement' or 'measure' ? / *messo- 'bad, worst' ? NPC 227, DLG2: 223, GPN 367, Kajanto 361, EDPC 268 |
| Second element | — |
| Suffix | ia KGP 41, Kajanto 115, Stüber 2007: 150 |
| Stem class | ia |
| Case | dat. sg. |
| Semantic field | Comm / App-Char |
| Other | |
| Relations | (H) Caius Cassius Maximus |
| General notes | cf. Stifter 2004 (FS Dobesch): 767 (Mesio) |
| Other attestations | Mesia PAN 1 (CIL III 13426) NOR 1 (CIL III 11578), Messia NOR 1 (CIL III 11656) PAN 1 (CSIRÖ I/3, 350), Messius PAN 9 (CIL III 10199, 10506, 11111, ILJ 3097, RIU 414, 507, 989, 1247, AIJ 265) NOR 1 (CIL III 5174), Mess[ius] NOR 1 (CIL III 5302), Messi(us) PAN 1 (CIL III 1435820 ). |
| Secondary literature | NPC 131, 227, DLG2: 223, GPN 367, Kajanto 361, EDPC 268, Meid 277 (Mesia), RSW1: 199, AlNor 235 |