riek

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rik/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ik

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch riec, from Old Dutch *reko, from Proto-Germanic *rekô (rake).

Noun

riek f (plural rieken, diminutive riekje n)

  1. pitchfork

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

riek

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rieken
  2. imperative of rieken

Anagrams


Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon rīki, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz. Cognate to German reich, Dutch rijk, English rich.

Adjective

riek (comparative rieker, superlative riekst)

  1. rich

Declension

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