Reich

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Reich (“empire, realm”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Reich

  1. A Germanic empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government.
    • 1762, A. F. Busching, A New System of Geography, volume 4, containing, Part of Germany, viz. Bohemia, Moravia, Lusatia, Austria, Burgundy, Westphalia, and the Circle of the Rhine, translated from German, page 4:
      The Empire is differently denominated as well by Germans themselves as by others. It is called the Reich, in Latin Regnum, by way of eminence, also the German Reich, in Latin Regnum Germanicum. The appellation of Germany, is seldom used now-a-days any where but in the title of the Emperor and Elector of Mentz.

Usage notes

Historically, only Germany from 1871 to 1918 — when Germany was under the rule of an emperor (Kaiser) — is known in English as the German Empire, while the term “German Reich” describes Germany from 1871 to 1945.

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Translations

Proper noun

Reich

  1. A surname from German

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Reich is the 2,796th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12,891 individuals. Reich is most common among White (93.85%) individuals.

See also

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German rīhhi (“power, might, empire”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, itself either a substantivised *rīkijaz (“rich, mighty”) (whence also German reich (“rich”)), or a direct borrowing from a (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "cel" is not valid. See WT:LOL. language; compare Middle Irish ríge (“kingdom”).[1]

Cognates include Old English rīċe (“kingdom, empire”) (obsolete English riche and rike), Dutch rijk (“empire, realm”), West Frisian ryk, Danish rige (“empire, realm”), Swedish rike, Icelandic ríki, Lithuanian rikis (“military commander, ruler”), and Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “royalty, kingship, sovereignty, empire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʁaɪ̯ç]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯ç

Noun

Reich n (genitive Reichs or Reiches, plural Reiche)

  1. empire or significant State
    • 1868, Wilhelm Hoffmann, Deutschland einst und jetzt im Lichte des Reiches Gottes
  2. realm (also e.g. of plants)

Declension

Template:de-decl-noun-n

Derived terms

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Proper noun

Reich n

  1. the First Reich, the Holy Roman Empire
    • 2006, Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger, Das Heilige Römische Reich Deutscher Nation, page 81:
      Der Prager Frieden hätte den Krieg im Reich beenden können, […]
  2. the Deutsche Reich
    1. the (Deutsche) Kaiserreich, the Second Reich (1871 to 1918)
    2. the Weimar Republic (1919 to 1933)
    3. the Third Reich (1933 to 1945)
      • 1969, Gerhard Eisenblätter, Grundlinien der Politik des Reiches gegenüber dem Generalgouvernement, 1939-1945

Descendants

  • → English: Reich
  • → Russian: рейх (rejx)

Proper noun

Reich

  1. a surname

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic etymology, Leiden & Boston: Brill, page 305

Further reading

  • “Reich” in Duden online

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Reich (“realm”).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈʁajʃ/, /ˈʁajk/

Noun

Reich m (plural s)

  1. Reich (territory of a German empire or nation)

Derived terms

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