From Proto-Germanic *rΔ«ks, from Proto-Celtic *rΔ«xs, from Proto-Indo-European *hβrαΈΗ΅s. Cognate with Latin rΔx (βkingβ).
ππ΄πΉπΊπ β’ (reiks) m
A common element in Gothic given names, where it often manifests in anglicisation as a -ric suffix; e.g. Theodoric, Alaric.
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 | ππ΄πΉπΊπ reiks |
ππ΄πΉπΊπ reiks |
| Vocative | *ππ΄πΉπΊ *reik |
*ππ΄πΉπΊπ *reiks |
| Accusative | *ππ΄πΉπΊ *reik |
*ππ΄πΉπΊπ *reiks |
| Genitive | ππ΄πΉπΊπΉπ reikis |
ππ΄πΉπΊπ΄ reikΔ |
| Dative | ππ΄πΉπΊ reik |
ππ΄πΉπΊπ°πΌ reikam |