rik
English edit
Noun edit
rik (plural riks)
- Alternative spelling of riq
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
rik
- (Northern) Alternative form of riche (“rich”)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
rik
- (Northern) Alternative form of riche (“realm”)
North Frisian edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Adjective edit
rik
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
rik (masculine and feminine rik, neuter rikt, definite singular and plural rike, comparative rikere, indefinite superlative rikest, definite superlative rikeste)
- rich (having wealth)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “rik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
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 edit
References edit
- “rik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scots edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
rik (comparative mair rik, superlative maist rik) (Middle Scots)
Noun edit
rik (plural riks)
- (Middle Scots) the rich or powerful
Etymology 2 edit
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.
Noun edit
rik (plural riks) (Middle Scots)
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Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
rik
Declension edit
| Inflection of rik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | rik | rikare | rikast |
| Neuter singular | rikt | rikare | rikast |
| Plural | rika | rikare | rikast |
| Masculine plural3 | rike | rikare | rikast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | rike | rikare | rikaste |
| All | rika | rikare | rikaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
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Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Veps edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *rikki. Cognates include Finnish rikki.
Noun edit
rik
Declension edit
| Inflection of rik (inflection type 2/kodi) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | rik | ||
| genitive sing. | rikin | ||
| partitive sing. | rikid | ||
| partitive plur. | — | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | rik | — | |
| accusative | rikin | — | |
| genitive | rikin | — | |
| partitive | rikid | — | |
| essive-instructive | rikin | — | |
| translative | rikikš | — | |
| inessive | rikiš | — | |
| elative | rikišpäi | — | |
| illative | rikihe | — | |
| adessive | rikil | — | |
| ablative | rikilpäi | — | |
| allative | rikile | — | |
| abessive | rikita | — | |
| comitative | rikinke | — | |
| prolative | rikidme | — | |
| approximative I | rikinno | — | |
| approximative II | rikinnoks | — | |
| egressive | rikinnopäi | — | |
| terminative I | rikihesai | — | |
| terminative II | rikilesai | — | |
| terminative III | rikissai | — | |
| additive I | rikihepäi | — | |
| additive II | rikilepäi | — | |
West Flemish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch ricke, variant of rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rik m
- back (of the body)
Alternative forms edit
Zealandic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch ricke, variant of rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.
Noun edit
rik m (plural [please provide])
- back (of the body)