rijk
See also: Rijk
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch rike, rijc, from Old Dutch *rīki, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”), from *rīks, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).
Adjective
rijk (comparative rijker, superlative rijkst)
Inflection
Declension of rijk | ||||
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uninflected | rijk | |||
inflected | rijke | |||
comparative | rijker | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | rijk | rijker | het rijkst het rijkste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | rijke | rijkere | rijkste |
n. sing. | rijk | rijker | rijkste | |
plural | rijke | rijkere | rijkste | |
definite | rijke | rijkere | rijkste | |
partitive | rijks | rijkers | — |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch rike, from Old Dutch rīki, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (“realm”), from Proto-Celtic *rīgiom (“kingdom”), from *rīxs (“king”) (compare Irish rí), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).
Noun
rijk n (plural rijken, diminutive rijkje n)
Derived terms
- keizerrijk
- koninkrijk
- plantenrijk
- rijksambtenaar
- rijksappel
- rijksdaalder
- rijksdag
- rijksmunt
- rijksoverheid
- rijkspolitie
- rijksstraatweg
- rijkswacht
- Rijkswaterstaat
- rijksweg
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ryk
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