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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
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*rentus
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*rentū
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*rentowes
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| vocative
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*rentu
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*rentū
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*rentūs
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| accusative
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*rentum
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*rentū
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*rentums
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| genitive
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*rentous
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*rentous
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*rentowom
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| dative
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*rentou
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*rentubom
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*rentubos
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| locative
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*?
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*?
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*?
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| instrumental
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*rentū
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*rentubim
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*rentubis
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Descendants
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
