reich
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German rīche, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German rīhhi (“rich, mighty”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic *rīxs (compare Irish rí)[1] All from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to rule”) from which Latin rēx is derived. See also Reich.
Cognates include Danish rig, Dutch rijk, English rich, Icelandic ríkur and Swedish rik.
Adjective
reich (comparative reicher, superlative am reichsten)
- rich
- Sie ist sehr reich. ― She’s very rich.
- Es ist reich an Ballaststoffen. ― It’s rich in fiber.
Declension
Antonyms
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See also
Etymology 2
From reichen.
Verb
reich
- (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of reichen.
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic etymology, Leiden & Boston: Brill, page 305
Further reading
- “reich” in Duden online
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