Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wregis
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *h₁wreǵ- (“to enclose”), related to Ancient Greek ἔργω (érgō, “to close off, enclose”) and Sanskrit वृज (vṛja, “wattle, fence”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*wregis f
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wregis | *wregī | *wregīs |
| vocative | *wregi | *wregī | *wregīs |
| accusative | *wregim | *wregī | *wregims |
| genitive | *wregeis | *wregyow | *wregyom |
| dative | *wregei | *wregibom | *wregibos |
| locative | *wregei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *wregī | *wregibim | *wregibis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wregi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 430