Podlouquei

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The -qu- is assumed to be an engraver's mistake, confused by the following -que. The -dl- may either be interpreted as another egranving mistake or legitimate metathesis.

Proper noun[edit]

Podlouquei m (dative)

  1. (Old Latin) Alternative form of Pollūcī
    • 6th c. BCE, Lavinium, small bronze plaque with dedication to the Dioscuri:
      𐌂𐌀𐌔𐌕𐌏𐌓𐌄𐌉⁚𐌐𐌏𐌃𐌋𐌏𐌖𐌒𐌖𐌄𐌉𐌒𐌖𐌄 / 𐌒𐌖𐌓𐌏𐌉𐌔
      castorei podlouqueique / qurois
      to Castor and Pollux, the Dioscuri

References[edit]

  • Weinstock, S. (1960) “Two Archaic Inscriptions from Latium”, in The Journal of Roman Studies, →JSTOR, page 112