richen

English

Etymology

From rich +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪt͡ʃən/

Verb

richen (third-person singular simple present richens, present participle richening, simple past and past participle richened)

1. (transitive) To make or render rich or richer.
2. (intransitive) To become rich or richer; become superior in quality, condition or effectiveness.
3. (intransitive, of a colour) To gain richness; become heightened or intensified in brilliancy.

Translations

render rich

• Finnish: rikastuttaa (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

become rich

• Finnish: rikastua (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Romanian: a se imbogati

Anagrams

• Rhenic, enrich, incher, nicher, rhenic

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German riohhan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Cognate with German riechen, Dutch rieken, English reek, West Frisian rûke, Icelandic rjúka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʀiɕən/

Verb

richen (third-person singular present richt, past participle geroch, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to smell
2. (intransitive) to stink, to smell, to reek

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	richen
participle	gericht or geroch
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	richen	—
2nd singular	richs	rich
3rd singular	richt	—
1st plural	richen	—
2nd plural	richt	richt
3rd plural	richen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.