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regenai

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Marrucinian

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Etymology

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If it meant “queen”, then related to Latin rēgīna, but the development of the suffix is highly uncertain.[1]

Adjective

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regenai (dative singular feminine)

  1. An epithet of Ceres.[2]
    • 3rd–2nd century BCE, Rapino bronze, found in Rapino, Abruzzo, line 10:
      regen[ai] peai cerie iouia
      to Regina Pia Iovia Ceres

References

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  1. ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000) “Mc. regen[ai”, in Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, page 631f.
  2. ^ Glinister, Fay (2000) “The Rapino bronze, the touta marouca, and sacred prostitution in early central Italy”, in Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. Supplement, number 73, →JSTOR, pages 18–38
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