π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπƒ

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rΔ«ks, from Proto-Celtic *rΔ«xs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rαΈ—Η΅s.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /riːks/

Noun

π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπƒ β€’ (reiks) m

  1. ruler, lord

Usage notes

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

Declension

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 π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπƒ
reiks		 π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπƒ
reiks
Vocative *π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊ
*reik		 *π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπƒ
*reiks
Accusative *π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊ
*reik		 *π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπƒ
*reiks
Genitive π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΉπƒ
reikis		 π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒ΄
reikΔ“
Dative π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊ
reik		 π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒ°πŒΌ
reikam
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