< Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic
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
- thing, matter
Declension
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *rentus | *rentū | *rentowes |
| vocative | *rentu | *rentū | *rentūs |
| accusative | *rentum | *rentū | *rentums |
| 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, Stirling, →ISBN, page 296
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 309