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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/rextus

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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 Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (to straighten, to right oneself).

Noun

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*rextus m[1]

  1. rule, law

Declension

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Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *rextus *rextū *rextowes
vocative *rextu *rextū *rextūs
accusative *rextum *rextū *rextums
genitive *rextous *rextous *rextowom
dative *rextou *rextubom *rextubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *rextū *rextubim *rextubis

Descendants

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Etymology 2

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Possibly from either:[2]

Noun

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*rextus m[3]

  1. fury, anger

Declension

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Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *rextus *rextū *rextowes
vocative *rextu *rextū *rextūs
accusative *rextum *rextū *rextums
genitive *rextous *rextous *rextowom
dative *rextou *rextubom *rextubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *rextū *rextubim *rextubis

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*rextu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 310/311
  2. ^ Irslinger, Britta Sofie (2002) Abstrakta mit Dentalsuffixen im Altirischen [Abstracts with Dental Suffixes in Old Irish] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, →ISBN, page 121
  3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*rextu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 310