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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/reginis

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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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A derivative of *regeti (to stretch) originally meaning "stretched".[1]

Adjective

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*reginis

  1. hard, stiff
  2. tough

Inflection

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I-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *reginis *reginī *reginīs
vocative *regini *reginī *reginīs
accusative *reginim *reginī *reginims
genitive *regineis *reginyou *reginyom
dative *reginei *reginibom *reginibos
instrumental *reginī *reginibim *reginibis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *reginis *reginī *reginīs
vocative *regini *reginī *reginīs
accusative *reginim *reginī *reginims
genitive *regineis *reginyou *reginyom
dative *reginei *reginibom *reginibos
instrumental *reginī *reginibim *reginibis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *regini *reginī *reginyā
vocative *regini *reginī *reginyā
accusative *regini *reginī *reginyā
genitive *reginois *reginois *reginyom
dative *reginē *reginibom *reginibos
instrumental *reginī *reginibim *reginibis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *rrėɣɨn
    • Middle Welsh: rein
    • Old Welsh: Regin (as a tribal name)
  • Old Irish: rigin

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*regini-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 307