tac(i)-

This lexeme is found in various dedicatory inscriptions from Lydia.

[D.S.]

The phrase ešν tacν ‘this tacν here’ found in some dedicatory inscriptions designates something that lies before the eyes of the reader. Brandenstein 1929a:296, 298 translates it as ‘votive tablet’, because these inscriptions are found on steles and plates (followed by Meriggi 1935a:84 n. 26, Gusmani 1964a:207, Dusinberre 2003a:235, Schürr 2011a:78), which is an invalid argument, because most inscriptions are found on steles and plates in any case. Melchert 1997a:35 suggests instead the more basic meaning ‘votive offering’ from a morphological perspective (followed by Gérard 2005a:120 ‘offrande’, Euler & Sasseville 2019a:134 ‘Weihung’). Indeed, the word cẽqrad in LW 43, which designates some kind of sanctuary, stands in apposition to tacν, whereas in LW 50, the taacn probably refers to an altar dedicated to Zeus. Therefore, the more general meaning ‘offering, dedication’ is adopted here.

[D.S.]

The word is expected to show i-mutation from a historical perspective (Melchert 1997a:35) and its inflectional endings conform to the Lydian synchronic paradigm of i-mutation, see Sasseville 2017a. Its plene spelling -aa- indicates that the word is barytone.

[D.S.]

1. tacd(i)-