𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīks, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Cognate with Latin rēx (“king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riːks/

Noun

𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 • (reiks) m

1. ruler, lord

Usage notes

A common element in Gothic given names, where it often manifests in anglicisation as a -ric suffix; e.g. Theodoric, Alaric.

Declension

The declension of this noun is irregular. No accusative or vocative forms are attested, and the conjectures given here (assuming a consonant stem paradigm) are far from certain.

Masculine mixed consonant/a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 reiks	𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 reiks
Vocative	*𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺 *reik	*𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 *reiks
Accusative	*𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺 *reik	*𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 *reiks
Genitive	𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃 reikis	𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴 reikē
Dative	𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺 reik	𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌼 reikam

Derived terms

• *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks)
• *𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*aiwareiks)
• *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks)
• 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (reikinōn)
• *𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*witireiks)

Related terms

• 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹 (reiki)