george knysh wrote:
> *****GK: I did wish to put one question in connection
> with this word. Is Romanian the only language of a
> historically Christian population where the primary
> term for "God" is an epithet? Domnezeu as a
> development of "Dominus Deus". The Slavic equivalent
> would be "Gospod Bog/Hospod Boh".*****
It does not seems so strange. Actually it seems to continue an old
pre-christian tradition of calling the gods with the appelative "Domn"
For example:
Rossi, Roma sotterr. III 431
"Domnaedius and Dominaedius" words, used in the pagan epigrapfy.
Carminae Silare:
"Iancus Ianes duonus, dunus ianus"
CIL vol VIII
"Domno Saturno"
CIl II nr 4442
Iovi Domno
CIL 7833
Domno et Domnae on an inscription from Dacia
"Verhandl. d.k. sächs. Gesellsch. 1855, p. 108"
Domna Artemix
"Echkhrl, VII. 197"
Dona Sotera being the name of Proserpina ona a coin from the city of
Cyzic
There are personal names in Panonia as "Domna" and "Domnica". (CIL III),
there are personal names in Rom. "Domnica"
alex