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Danish
Etymology
Equivalent to rig (“rich”) + -dom (“state of”), from Old Norse ríkdómr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijadōmaz, cognate with Swedish rikedom, English richdom, German Reichtum.
Pronunciation
Noun
rigdom c (singular definite rigdommen, plural indefinite rigdomme)
- (uncountable) wealth (the state of being rich)
- (countable, in the plural) resources, riches
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