reich

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See also: Reich and -reich

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʁaɪç]
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯ç

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 )[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)

  1. rich
    Sie ist sehr reich.She’s very rich.
    Es ist reich an Ballaststoffen.It’s rich in fiber.
Declension

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Etymology 2

From reichen.

Verb

reich

  1. (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of reichen.

References

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

Further reading

  • reich” in Duden online