Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīkiją

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *rīgyom, whence also Old Irish ríge.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriː.ki.jɑ̃/

Noun

*rīkiją n

  1. rulership, government, authority
  2. realm, kingdom

Inflection

Declension of *rīkiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *rīkiją *rīkijō
vocative *rīkiją *rīkijō
accusative *rīkiją *rīkijō
genitive *rīkijas, *rīkīs *rīkijǫ̂
dative *rīkijai *rīkijamaz
instrumental *rīkijō *rīkijamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rīkjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 305
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