Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīkī

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This Proto-West Germanic 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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz.

Adjective[edit]

*rīkī

  1. mighty, powerful
  2. rich
Inflection[edit]
ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *rīkī
Genitive *rīkijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *rīkī *rīkiju *rīkī
Accusative *rīkijanā *rīkijā *rīkī
Genitive *rīkijas *rīkijeʀā *rīkijas
Dative *rīkijumē *rīkijeʀē *rīkijumē
Instrumental *rīkiju *rīkijeʀu *rīkiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *rīkijē *rīkijō *rīkiju
Accusative *rīkijā *rīkijā *rīkiju
Genitive *rīkijeʀō *rīkijeʀō *rīkijeʀō
Dative *rīkijēm, *rīkijum *rīkijēm, *rīkijum *rīkijēm, *rīkijum
Instrumental *rīkijēm, *rīkijum *rīkijēm, *rīkijum *rīkijēm, *rīkijum
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *rīkiją.

Noun[edit]

*rīkī n[1]

  1. kingdom, realm
Inflection[edit]
Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *rīkī
Genitive *rīkijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *rīkī *rīkiju
Accusative *rīkī *rīkiju
Genitive *rīkijas *rīkijō
Dative *rīkijē *rīkijum
Instrumental *rīkiju *rīkijum
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130:PWGmc *rīkī