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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/Kunorīxs

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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 *kū (dog) +‎ *rīxs (king).

Proper noun

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*Kunorīxs m

  1. a male given name

Inflection

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Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Kunorīxs *Kunorīge *Kunorīges
vocative *Kunorīxs *Kunorīge *Kunorīges
accusative *Kunorīgam *Kunorīge *Kunorīgams
genitive *Kunorīgos *Kunorīgou *Kunorīgom
dative *Kunorīgei *Kunorīgobom *Kunorīgobos
locative *Kunorīgi
instrumental *Kunorīge? *Kunorīgobim *Kunorīgobis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *Künör (from the nominative), *Künri (from the oblique stem)
  • Primitive Irish: Cunorix (in a Latin-script inscription)[1]

References

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  1. ^ Wright, R.P., Jackson, Kenneth (1968) “A Late Inscription from Wroxeter”, in The Antiquaries Journal[1], volume 48, number 2, →DOI, pages 296-300