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Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch rike, rijc, from Old Dutch *rīki, from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”), from *rīks, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).
Adjective
[edit]rijk (comparative rijker, superlative rijkst)
Inflection
[edit]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
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle Dutch rike, from Old Dutch rīki, from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (“realm”), from Proto-Celtic *rīgyom (“kingdom”), from *rīxs (“king”) (compare Irish rí), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).
Noun
[edit]rijk n (plural rijken, diminutive rijkje n)
- a realm, kingdom ruled by a monarch
- an empire under the sway of a dominant (e.g. colonial) power
- the state, notably in a monarchy ('the crown')
- (taxonomy) kingdom
Derived terms
[edit]- dierenrijk
- Heilige Roomse Rijk
- hemelrijk
- keizerrijk
- koninkrijk
- plantenrijk
- rijksambtenaar
- rijksappel
- rijksban
- rijksdaalder
- rijksdag
- rijksgenoot
- rijksgrens
- rijksinstituut
- rijkskleur
- rijksmunt
- rijksmuseum
- rijksoverheid
- rijkspolitie
- rijksraad
- rijksstad
- rijksstraatweg
- rijkstelefoon
- rijksuniversiteit
- rijksvorst
- rijkswacht
- Rijkswaterstaat
- rijksweg
Descendants
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