Contributions to Celtiberian Etymology III: The Bronze of Novallas (Z.02.01)

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https://doi.org/10.36707/palaeohispanica.v22i0.450

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Bronze of Novallas, Celtiberian, etymology, sibilant transcription

Abstract

This article makes etymological proposals for five words in the Celtiberian inscription from Novallas (Z.02.01): the place name TERGAⱾ is connected with Western Indo-European *tergo- ‘market’; DOIBIM is explained as a dative dual *dou̯ibim ‘to the two’; the gerund DVNDOM ‘to give’ is analysed as *dh₃(u)-un-do-; MEDOM is compared with Old Irish med ‘measure, balance’ and Welsh medd ‘authority’; and the fragmentary DERNV[ is compared with words for ‘hand’ or ‘palm’ in other Celtic languages. It is suggested to transcribe the new sibilant sign of Celtiberian with Ȿ (Unicode 2C7E).

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2022-12-28

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Estudios

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Contributions to Celtiberian Etymology III: The Bronze of Novallas (Z.02.01). (2022). Palaeohispanica. Review about Languages and Cultures of Ancient Hispania, 22, 131-136. https://doi.org/10.36707/palaeohispanica.v22i0.450