Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | Montissius Mogianci |
| Name (citation form) | Montissius |
| Source | III 4944= 11520, ILLPRON 809 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | marble |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Maria Saal |
| Location (ancient) | Virunum |
| Community | Maria Saal |
| District, region | Klagenfurt-Land |
| Population group | — |
| Date | — |
| Source of date | — |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | prob. Celtic |
| Gender | m. |
| Name type | IN |
| Use of name | IN + patronym |
| Word formation | hypocoristically suffixed |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *monto- ? '?', *manto- 'jaw, muzzle, mouth(piece)' Lochner 108f., 110, NPC 226, DLG2: 216, Meid 148, LEIA, M-31f. |
| Second element | — |
| Suffix | issio Holder II 80f., Dottin 109, KGP 41, Stüber 2007: 151, Kajanto 129 |
| Stem class | o |
| Case | nom. sg. |
| Semantic field | App ? |
| Other | |
| Relations | (LDus) Mogiancus, (W) Vibia, (D) Citulia, (FiL) Bouterio |
| General notes | regional context: Montissius / Muntissius attested in Noricum only. Lochner claims an etymological connection to OIr. méit 'quantity' < *manti- (LEIA M-31) with vowel variation o ~ a after nasal (cf. Loth RC 40, 1923, 380). |
| Other attestations | NOR 1 (RISt 262), Muntissius NOR 1 (RISt 109). |
| Secondary literature | AlNor 236, Lochner 108f., 110, NPC 226, DLG2: 216, Meid 148, LEIA, M-31f. |