Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/rīganī

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. queen

Declension

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

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *rriɣėn
  • Breton: rouanez?
  • Cornish: ruvanes?
  • Middle Welsh: riein (“maiden”)
    • Welsh: rhiain
• Old Irish: rígain
  • Middle Irish: rígan
    • Irish: ríon, banríon
    • Manx: rein, benrein
    • Scottish Gaelic: rìghinn, banrìghinn, rìbhinn
• Gaulish: rigani