riek

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See also: Riek

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rik/
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  • Hyphenation: riek
  • Rhymes: -ik

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch riec, from Old Dutch *reko, from Proto-West Germanic *rekō, from Proto-Germanic *rekô (rake).

Noun

riek f (plural rieken, diminutive riekje n)

  1. pitchfork

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

riek

  1. inflection of rieken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

Low German

Alternative forms

  • ryk (New Saxon Spelling)

Etymology

From Middle Low German rîch, from Old Saxon rīki, from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz.

Cognate to German reich, Dutch rijk, English rich.

Adjective

riek (comparative rieker, superlative riekst)

  1. rich

Declension

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

riek f

  1. genitive plural of rieka