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

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