Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/rentus

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

Etymology

Uncertain, but a speculative relationship to Sanskrit रत्न (rátna-, “possession; precious object, treasure, riches, goods”), itself of uncertain origin, has been proposed, assuming common derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(H)ren-t- with metathesis of *nt into Sanskrit /tn/.

Noun

*rentus m

  1. thing, matter

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *rentus *rentū *rentowes
vocative *rentu *rentū *rentūs
accusative *rentum *rentū *rentuns
genitive *rentous *rentous *rentowom
dative *rentou *rentubom *rentubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *rentū *rentubim *rentubis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: rét

References

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “rud”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page 296
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 309
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