< Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic

Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/rīgyom

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (king), also of same origin Latin rex

Noun

*rīgyom n[1]

  1. kingdom

Declension

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *rīgyom *rīgyou *rīgyā
vocative *rīgyom *rīgyou *rīgyā
accusative *rīgyom *rīgyou *rīgyā
genitive *rīgyī *rīgyous *rīgyom
dative *rīgyūi *rīgyobom *rīgyobos
locative *rīgyei *? *?
instrumental *rīgyū *rīgyobim *rīgyūis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: ríge
  • Proto-Germanic: *rīkiją, *rīkijaz[2]

References

  1. Koch, John (2004) “*rīgjo-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 190
  2. Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Reich”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.