rix

See also: -rix, rîx, and Rix

English

Etymology

From Middle English rixen, from Old English rīxian, rīcsian (“to exercise or have power, rule, bear rule, govern, reign, domineer, dominate, tyrannize, exercise violence, prevail”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkisōną (“to rule”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“chief, king”). Cognate with Middle High German richsen (“to reign”), Lithuanian rikis (“knight”). More at riche.

Verb

rix (third-person singular simple present rixes, present participle rixing, simple past and past participle rixed)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To reign.

Derived terms
  • rixle

Gaulish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”), from *h₃reǵ-. Compare Latin rēx.

Noun

rīx m

  1. king

Derived terms

rix appears in various Gaulish proper names[1]:

References
  1. “-rik-” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, →ISBN

Maltese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈriːʃ/

Noun

rix f (pl)

  1. collective plural of rixa
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