reich

See also: Reich and -reich

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁaɪ̯ç/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯ç
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German rīche, from Old High German rīhhi (rich, mighty), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (king, ruler), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (compare Irish ).[1] All from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (to rule), from which Latin rēx is derived. See also German Reich.

Cognates include Danish rig, Dutch rijk, English rich, Icelandic ríkur Swedish rik and Plautdietsch rikj.

Adjective

reich (strong nominative masculine singular reicher, comparative reicher, superlative am reichsten)

  1. rich
    Antonym: arm
    Sie ist sehr reich.She’s very rich.
    Es ist reich an Ballaststoffen.It’s rich in fiber.
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Verb

reich

  1. singular imperative of reichen

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic etymology, Leiden & Boston: Brill, page 305

Further reading

  • reich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • reich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • reich” in Duden online
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