Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Rīnaz
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This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *reinos (“river, waterway”). The vowel excludes a direct borrowing from Gaulish *Rēnos.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
*Rīnaz m
- the river Rhine
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *Rīnaz | *Rīnōz, *Rīnōs |
| vocative | *Rīn | *Rīnōz, *Rīnōs |
| accusative | *Rīną | *Rīnanz |
| genitive | *Rīnas, *Rīnis | *Rīnǫ̂ |
| dative | *Rīnai | *Rīnamaz |
| instrumental | *Rīnō | *Rīnamiz |
Descendants
Many of these terms are or were spelled with Rh- based on Ancient Greek Ῥῆνος (Rhênos). This is not however the ancestor of the word, judging from the -ī-.