rik

See also: Rik and -rik

English

Noun

rik (plural riks)

1. Alternative spelling of riq

Anagrams

• KRI, ikr, irk, Irk, IKR, k'ri, Kri, kir

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

rik

1. (Northern) Alternative form of riche (“rich”)

Etymology 2

Noun

rik

1. (Northern) Alternative form of riche (“realm”)

Middle 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

1. mighty great
2. wealthy, well-off, rich
3. valuable
4. costly, splendid
5. (of colour) strong, deep

Noun

rik

1. the rich or powerful

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.

Noun

rik

1. kingdom, realm
2. the kingdom of heaven

Related terms

• kinrick

Mokilese

Verb

rik

1. (transitive) to collect, gather

Derived terms

• rikrik
• rikrikrik

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

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”).

Adjective

rik (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring, Sylt)

1. rich

Inflection

Inflection of rik (Föhr-Amrum dialect)

	masculine		feminine / neuter	plural
	indefinite	definite
positive
predicative / adverbial	rik
attributive	riken	rik		rik
independent				riken
partitive	riks			—
comparative
predicative / adverbial	riker
attributive	rikeren	riker		riker
independent				rikeren
partitive	rikers			—
superlative
predicative / adverbial	am riksten
attributive	—	rikst		rikst
independent				riksten

Inflection of rik (Mooring dialect)

	masculine		feminine / neuter	plural
	indefinite	definite
positive
predicative / adverbial	rik
attributive / independent	riken	rike	rik	rike
partitive	riks			—
comparative
predicative / adverbial	riker
attributive / independent	rikeren	rikere	riker	rikere
partitive	rikers			—
superlative
predicative / adverbial	am riksten
attributive / independent	—	rikste	rikst	rikste

Inflection of rik (Sylt dialect)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite
positive
predicative / adverbial	rik
attributive
independent	riken	rik	riken
partitive	riks		—
comparative
predicative / adverbial	riker
attributive
independent	rikeren	riker	rikeren
partitive	rikers		—
superlative
predicative / adverbial	am riksten
attributive	rikst
independent	—	rikst	riksten

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

rik (masculine and feminine rik, neuter rikt, definite singular and plural rike, comparative rikere, indefinite superlative rikest, definite superlative rikeste)

1. rich (having wealth)

Derived terms

• barnerik
• befolkningsrik
• berike
• fargerik
• fettrik
• fiberrik
• fjellrik
• folkerik
• framgangsrik
• innflytelsesrik
• kunnskapsrik
• lærerik
• næringsrik
• omfangsrik
• rikdom
• rikelig
• rikmann
• snørik
• solrik
• tallrik
• tradisjonsrik

 

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)

1. rich (having wealth, or more generally, much of something)

Derived terms

• fargerik
• fiberrik
• fjellrik
• folkerik
• framgangsrik
• kunnskapsrik
• lærerik
• næringsrik
• omfangsrik
• rikdom
• rikmann
• snørik
• solrik
• talrik
• tradisjonsrik

 

References

• “rik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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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• Rhymes: -iːk

Adjective

rik

1. rich, wealthy

   Synonyms: förmögen, välbärgad, välbeställd, välsituerad

   Antonym: fattig

   Hon har mycket pengar, så hon är rik

   She has a lot of money, so she is rich

2. rich (more generally)

   en rik gruva

   a rich mine

   1. abundant, etc. (when sounding better as a translation)

      rikt fågelliv

      abundant/rich birdlife

Declension

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

Derived terms

• folkrik
• framgångsrik
• färgrik
• glädjerik
• idérik
• inflytelserik
• initiativrik
• innehållsrik
• lärorik
• målrik
• nyrik
• näringsrik
• sinnrik
• smakrik
• snillrik
• stenrik
• uppfinningsrik
• uppslagsrik

 

Related terms

• rikedom

References

• rik in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rik in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rik in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rikki. Cognates include Finnish rikki.

Noun

rik

1. sulfur

Declension

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

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ricke, variant of rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

rik m

1. back (of the body)

Alternative forms

• rugge

Zealandic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ricke, variant of rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.

Noun

rik m (plural [please provide])

1. back (of the body)