Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rekaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“chief, king”). Cognate with Latin rēx (“king”). Doublet of *rīks which is an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*rekaz m
Inflection
editmasculine a-stemDeclension of *rekaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *rekaz | *rekōz, *rekōs | |
vocative | *rek | *rekōz, *rekōs | |
accusative | *reką | *rekanz | |
genitive | *rekas, *rikis | *rekǫ̂ | |
dative | *rikai | *rekamaz | |
instrumental | *rekō | *rekamiz |
Related terms
editDescendants
editAttested only in compounds in the daughter languages: