rik
English
Middle English
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian rīke, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”), from *rīks, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”) (compare Irish rí), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.
Adjective
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- rich (having wealth)
Derived terms
References
- “rik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Akin to English rich.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riːk/
Adjective
rik (neuter singular rikt, definite singular and plural rike, comparative rikare, indefinite superlative rikast, definite superlative rikaste)
- rich (having wealth, or more generally, much of something)
Derived terms
References
- “rik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scots
Etymology 1
From Northern Middle English rike, from a conflation of Old English rīce (“powerful, mighty, great, possessed of power, of high rank; rich, possessed of wealth; strong, potent”) and Old Norse ríkr (“powerful, rich”); both from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“kingly, powerful, rich”). More at rich.
Adjective
rik (comparative mair rik, superlative maist rik) (Middle Scots)
Etymology 2
From Northern Middle English rike, from Old English rīce (“power, authority, might, dominion, rule, empire, reign”) and Old Norse ríki (“kingdom, realm, reign”); both from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (“authority, reign, realm, kingdom”). More at rich.
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish rīker, from Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riːk/
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Declension
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Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *rikki. Cognates include Finnish rikki.
Declension
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West Flemish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ricke, variant of rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛk/
- Rhymes: -ɛk
Alternative forms
Zealandic
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ricke, variant of rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.