Richter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Richter.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪkt.ə/, /ˈɹɪxt.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪkt.ɚ/

Proper noun

Richter

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Richterian
• Richter scale

Translations

surname

• German: Richter (de)
• Greek: Ρίχτερ (el) (Ríchter)
• Japanese: リヒター (Rihitā), リヒテル (Rihiteru), リクター (Rikutā)
• Korean: 리히터 (Rihiteo), 릭터 (Rikteo)
• Russian: Ри́хтер (ru) m or f (Ríxter)

Noun

Richter (uncountable)

1. (seismology) (Followed by a decimal number): A Richter scale magnitude to indicate the severity of an earthquake. "Richter" is prefixed to the magnitude value. This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale

   Synonym: magnitude

Anagrams

• Richert

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɪxtɛr]

Proper noun

Richter m anim (female equivalent Richterová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Richter (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Richter	Richterové
genitive	Richtera	Richterů
dative	Richterovi	Richterům
accusative	Richtera	Richtery
vocative	Richtere	Richterové
locative	Richterovi	Richterech
instrumental	Richterem	Richtery

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Richter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁik.tɛʁ/, /ʁiʃ.tɛʁ/

• Audio (France (Hérault)):

  (file)

Proper noun

Richter m

1. a surname from German

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rihtære, rihter, from Old High German rihtāri. By surface analysis, agent noun of richten. Cognates include Dutch rechter and Old English rihtere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɪçtɐ/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Richter m (strong, genitive Richters, plural Richter, feminine Richterin)

1. judge

Declension

Declension of Richter [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Richter	die	Richter
genitive	eines	des	Richters	der	Richter
dative	einem	dem	Richter	den	Richtern
accusative	einen	den	Richter	die	Richter

Hyponyms

• Amtsrichter, Dorfrichter, Friedensrichter, Jugendrichter, Kampfrichter, Linienrichter, Schiedsrichter

Derived terms

• richterlich
• Richterschaft

Related terms

• Richteramt, Richterbeschluss, Richterentscheidung, Richterhammer, Richterrobe, Richterspruch, Richterstuhl
• richten, Gericht

Proper noun

Richter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Richters or (with an article) Richter, feminine genitive Richter, plural Richters or Richter)

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Declension

Declension of Richter [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Richter	(eine)	(die)	Richter	(die)	Richters, Richter
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Richters, Richter1	(einer)	(der)	Richter	(der)	Richters, Richter
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Richter	(einer)	(der)	Richter	(den)	Richters, Richter
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Richter	(eine)	(die)	Richter	(die)	Richters, Richter

¹With an article.

Derived terms

• Richterskala

Proper noun

Richter pl (proper noun, plural only)

1. Judges: Book of Judges (book of the Bible)

Declension

Declension of Richter [pl-only]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Richter
genitive	der	Richter
dative	den	Richtern
accusative	die	Richter

Synonyms

• Buch der Richter
• Ri (Ri.)

Further reading

• “Richter”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Richter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Richter” in Duden online
• Richter on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriçtɐ/

Noun

Richter m (plural Richter, feminine Richtrin)

1. judge

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Richter”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Richter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrix.tɛr/
• Rhymes: -ixtɛr
• Syllabification: Rich‧ter

Proper noun

Richter m pers

1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Richter

	singular	plural
nominative	Richter	Richterowie
genitive	Richtera	Richterów
dative	Richterowi	Richterom
accusative	Richtera	Richterów
instrumental	Richterem	Richterami
locative	Richterze	Richterach
vocative	Richterze	Richterowie

Proper noun

Richter f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname from German

Further reading

• “Richter”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030