reich
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German rīche, from Old High German rīhhi (“rich, mighty”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (compare Irish rí).[1] All from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to rule”), from which Latin rēx is derived. See also German Reich.
Cognates include Danish rig, Dutch rijk, English rich, Icelandic ríkur Swedish rik and Plautdietsch rikj.
Adjective
[edit]reich (strong nominative masculine singular reicher, comparative reicher, superlative am reichsten)
- rich, wealthy (having a lot of money and possessions)
- Antonym: arm
- Sie ist sehr reich. ― She’s very rich.
- rich (plentiful, abundant)
- Antonym: arm
- Es ist reich an Ballaststoffen. ― It’s rich in fiber.
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- abreichern
- abwechslungsreich
- actionreich
- anreichern
- anspielungsreich
- aufschlussreich
- aussichtsreich
- bedeutungsreich
- bereichern
- detailreich
- einfallsreich
- einflussreich
- energiereich
- erdölreich
- ereignisreich
- erfolgreich
- ertragreich
- fischreich
- inhaltsreich
- kalorienreich
- kinderreich
- konfliktreich
- nährstoffreich
- neureich
- phantasiereich
- regenreich
- reichhaltig
- Reichtum
- ruhmreich
- sauerstoffreich
- schwerreich
- steinreich
- stinkreich
- superreich
- traditionsreich
- trickreich
- umfangreich
- verkehrsreich
- verlustreich
- zahlreich
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]reich
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), A Handbook of Germanic etymology, Leiden & Boston: Brill, page 305
Further reading
[edit]- “reich”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
- “reich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “reich” in Duden online
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Reich (“realm”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]reich m (plural reichs)
- Reich (a German empire or nation)
- (in particular) Reich (the Third Reich)
- (figurative) Reich (any empire or nation, especially one that is imperialist)
Usage notes
[edit]The lowercase, italicized spelling is prescribed by dictionaries and the Brazilian Academy of Letters’ Orthographic Vocabulary.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “reich”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “reich”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “reich”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
- “reich”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
- “reich”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
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