𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

Gothic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *rīks, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Cognate with Latin rēx (“king”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /riːks/

Noun

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𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 • (reiks) m

1. ruler, lord

Usage notes

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A common element in Gothic given names, where it often manifests in anglicisation as a -ric suffix; e.g. Theodoric, Alaric.

Declension

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The declension of this noun is irregular. No accusative or vocative forms are attested, and the conjectures given here (assuming a consonant stem paradigm) are far from certain.

Masculine mixed consonant/a-stem

| | singular | plural | | | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | nominative | 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃reiks | 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃reiks | | vocative | *𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺*reik | *𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃*reiks | | accusative | *𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺*reik | *𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃*reiks | | genitive | 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃reikis | 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴reikē | | dative | 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺reik | 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌼reikam |

Derived terms

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• *𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*aiwareiks)
• *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks)
• *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks)
• *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks)
• 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (reikinōn)
• *𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*witireiks)

Related terms

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• 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹 (reiki)