Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/rextus

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 *h₃reǵ- (to straighten, to right oneself).

Noun edit

*rextus m[1]

  1. rule, law

Declension edit

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *rextus *rextū *rextowes
vocative *rextu *rextū *rextūs
accusative *rextum *rextū *rextums
genitive *rextous *rextous *rextowom
dative *rextou *rextubom *rextubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *rextū *rextubim *rextubis

Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

*rextus m[2]

  1. fury, anger

Declension edit

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *rextus *rextū *rextowes
vocative *rextu *rextū *rextūs
accusative *rextum *rextū *rextums
genitive *rextous *rextous *rextowom
dative *rextou *rextubom *rextubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *rextū *rextubim *rextubis

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*rextu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 310/311
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*rextu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 310