Richter

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Richter.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Richter

  1. A surname from German.

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Noun

Richter (uncountable)

  1. (seismology) (Followed by a decimal number): A Richter scale magnitude to indicate the severity of an earthquake. "Richter" is prefixed to the magnitude value. This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale
    Synonym: magnitude

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Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Richter m anim (female equivalent Richterová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

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German

Etymology

Agent noun of richten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɪçtɐ/
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Noun

Richter m (strong, genitive Richters, plural Richter, feminine Richterin)

  1. judge

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Proper noun

Richter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Richters or (with an article) Richter, feminine genitive Richter, plural Richters or Richter)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

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Proper noun

Richter pl (proper noun, plural only)

  1. Judges: Book of Judges (book of the Bible)

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Richter m (plural Richter, feminine Richtrin)

  1. judge

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Richter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrix.tɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ixtɛr
  • Syllabification: Rich‧ter

Proper noun

Richter m pers

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

Proper noun

Richter f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from German

Further reading

  • Richter”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022