Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/rīganī

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵnih₂.

Noun

*rīganī f[1]

  1. queen

Declension

Feminine ī/yā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *rīganī *rīganī *rīganiyās
vocative *rīganī *rīganī *rīganiyās
accusative *rīganīm *rīganī *rīganīms
genitive *rīganyās *rīganyous *rīganyom
dative *rīganyai *rīganyābom *rīganyābos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *? *rīganyābim *rīganyābis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *riɣėn
  • Old Irish: rígan
  • Gaulish: rigani

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 311