ríkur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (king, ruler), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹʊiːkʊɹ/
    Rhymes: -ʊiːkʊɹ

Adjective

ríkur (comparative ríkari, superlative ríkastur)

  1. rich

Declension

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Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) ríkur rík ríkt
Accusative (hvønnfall) ríkan ríka
Dative (hvørjumfall) ríkum ríkari ríkum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (ríks) (ríkar) (ríks)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) ríkir ríkar rík
Accusative (hvønnfall) ríkar
Dative (hvørjumfall) ríkum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (ríka)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (king, ruler), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriːkʏr/
    Rhymes: -iːkʏr

Adjective

ríkur (comparative ríkari, superlative ríkastur)

  1. rich, wealthy
    Mamma mín er rík.
    My mom is rich.
  2. powerful, strong, compelling
    Ég hef ríkar ástæður.I have compelling reasons.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • í ríkum mæli (to a high degree, to a pronounced extent)
  • leggja ríkt á við um (to emphasize something strongly to somebody)
  • litríkur (colorful)
  • ríkidæmi n (money)
  • safaríkur (juicy)
  • sjón er sögu ríkari (seeing is believing, literally seeing is more valuable than a story)
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