rikis

See also: rikīs

Gothic

Romanization

rikis

1. Romanization of 𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs or Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-, cognate to Old Prussian rikīs, Latin rex, German Reich, Irish rí, English rich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrʲɪkʲɪs]

Noun

rìkis m (plural rìkiai) stress pattern 2

1. (chess) bishop
2. knight
3. A military commander in medieval Lithuania, similar to a hetman or ataman

Declension

Declension of rìkis

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	rìkis	rìkiai
genitive (kilmininkas)	rìkio	rìkių
dative (naudininkas)	rìkiui	rìkiams
accusative (galininkas)	rìkį	rikiùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	rikiù	rìkiais
locative (vietininkas)	rìkyje	rìkiuose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	rìki	rìkiai

Old Prussian

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *reg-. Cognates include Latin rex (“king”).

Noun

rikis

1. lord
   • Elbing German-Prussian Vocabulary

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