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Faroese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, from Proto-Germanic *rīks, an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.
Noun
ríki n (genitive singular ríkis, plural ríki)
- (independent) state
- Synonyms: land, státur
- reign
- Synonyms: vald, ræði, harradømi
- empire
- (biology) kingdom, regnum (taxon)
Declension
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Nominative
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ríki
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ríkið
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ríki(r)
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ríkini
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Accusative
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ríki
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ríkið
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ríki(r)
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ríkini
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Dative
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ríki
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ríkinum
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ríkjum
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ríkjunum
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Genitive
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ríkis
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ríkisins
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ríkja
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ríkjanna
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Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, from Proto-Germanic *rīks, an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.
Adjective
ríki, weak/definite variant of ríkur
- rich
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, from Proto-Germanic *rīks, an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.
Pronunciation
Noun
ríki n (genitive singular ríkis, nominative plural ríki)
- kingdom, realm, empire
- a sovereign state (regardless of the form of government)
Þurrt ríki.- An alcohol-free state.
- state (of the United States)
- Synonyms: fylki, sambandsríki
- power, authority
- Synonym: vald
- (biology) kingdom (regnum)
- (mathematics) category (collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow)
Declension
Derived terms
Terms derived from “government”.
- Ríkið (the state monopoly liquor store, government liquor store)
- ríkisráð (privy council, state council)
Terms derived from ríki meaning “category”.
See also
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rīkiją.
Noun
ríki n (genitive ríkis)
- realm
Declension
Declension of ríki (strong ija-stem)
Descendants