Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/rīxs

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

    Noun[edit]

    *rīxs m

    1. king

    Declension[edit]

    Masculine/feminine consonant stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *rīxs *rīge *rīges
    vocative *rīxs *rīge *rīges
    accusative *rīgam *rīge *rīgams
    genitive *rīgos *rīgou *rīgom
    dative *rīgei *rīgobom *rīgobos
    locative *rīgi
    instrumental *rīge? *rīgobim *rīgobis

    Derived terms[edit]

    Descendants[edit]

    • Proto-Brythonic: *rriɣ
      • Old Welsh: ri, rig
        • Middle Welsh: ri
      • Old Breton: ri
    • Primitive Irish: ᚏᚔᚌᚐᚄ (rigas) (genitive)
    • Celtiberian: reikis
    • Gaulish: *rīx
    • Proto-Germanic: *rīks (see there for further descendants)