rijk
See also: Rijk
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛi̯k/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛi̯k
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch rike, rijc, from Old Dutch *rīki, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”), from *rīks, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).
Inflection
| Inflection of rijk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | rijk | |||
| inflected | rijke | |||
| comparative | rijker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | rijk | rijker | het rijkst het rijkste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | rijke | rijkere | rijkste |
| n. sing. | rijk | rijker | rijkste | |
| plural | rijke | rijkere | rijkste | |
| definite | rijke | rijkere | rijkste | |
| partitive | rijks | rijkers | — | |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch rike, from Old Dutch rīki, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (“realm”), from Proto-Celtic *rīgiom (“kingdom”), from *rīxs (“king”) (compare Irish rí), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).
Derived terms
- keizerrijk
- koninkrijk
- plantenrijk
- rijksambtenaar
- rijksappel
- rijksdaalder
- rijksdag
- rijksmunt
- rijksoverheid
- rijkspolitie
- rijksstraatweg
- rijkswacht
- Rijkswaterstaat
- rijksweg
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ryk
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