reich

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See also: Reich and -reich

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁaɪ̯ç/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯ç
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Etymology 1

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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 ).[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

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reich (strong nominative masculine singular reicher, comparative reicher, superlative am reichsten)

  1. rich
    Antonym: arm
    Sie ist sehr reich.She’s very rich.
    Es ist reich an Ballaststoffen.It’s rich in fiber.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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reich

  1. singular imperative of reichen

References

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

Further reading

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  • reich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • reich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • reich” in Duden online