Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | Attus Oiconis f(ilius) |
| Name (citation form) | Oico* |
| Source | III 11745, ILLPRON 1262 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | dedicatory |
| Material | marble |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Kugelstein |
| Location (ancient) | — |
| Community | Frohnleiten |
| District, region | Graz-Umgebung |
| Population group | — |
| Date | 1 c. AD |
| Source of date | CIL |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | prob. Celtic |
| Gender | m. |
| Name type | IN |
| Use of name | IN as patronym |
| Word formation | simple |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *oui- 'sheep' DLG2: 245 |
| Second element | — |
| Suffix | (i)con |
| Stem class | n |
| Case | gen. sg. |
| Semantic field | Comb-Comm |
| Other | |
| Relations | (S) Attus |
| General notes | improbable < *poico- 'enemy' (cf. OIr. oech - but note its scarce attestation), IEW 795, Lochner 116; rather Oico (i longa) < *ou̯i- 'sheep' + con-suffix (cf. OIr. oí 'sheep', W ewig 'female fallow deer' < *ou̯īkā- or short name of a compound *opi- + c° ? |
| Other attestations | — |
| Secondary literature | Lochner 116, NPC 144, IEW 795, AlNor |