Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/Wēkorīxs

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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

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Etymology

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From a element *weik- (e-grade of *weyk-, whence also *wiketi (to fight)) compounded onto *rīxs (king);[1] literally "king of fighting".

Proper noun

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*Wēkorīxs m

  1. a male given name

Inflection

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Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Wēkorīxs *Wēkorīge *Wēkorīges
vocative *Wēkorīxs *Wēkorīge *Wēkorīges
accusative *Wēkorīgam *Wēkorīge *Wēkorīgams
genitive *Wēkorīgos *Wēkorīgou *Wēkorīgom
dative *Wēkorīgei *Wēkorīgobom *Wēkorīgobos
locative *Wēkorīgi
instrumental *Wēkorīge? *Wēkorīgobim *Wēkorīgobis

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ McManus, Damian (1986) “Ogam: Archaizing, Orthography and the Authenticity of the Manuscript Key to the Alphabet”, in Ériu[1], volume 37, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, pages 9–31