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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch rijk.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ryk (attributive ryk or (chiefly in figurative use) ryke, comparative ryker, superlative rykste)
- rich, wealthy
Inflection
Inflection of ryk
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predicative
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attributive
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independent
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partitive
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singular
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plural
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positive
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ryk
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ryk, ryke
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ryke
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rykes
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ryks
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comparative
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ryker
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rykere
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rykeres
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rykers
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superlative
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rykste
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rykstes
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Derived terms
Noun
ryk (plural ryke)
- realm, dominion, empire
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
ryk m inan
- (poetic) roar, roaring
- Synonyms: ryčení, řev
Declension
Declension of ryk (velar masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- “ryk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ryk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ryk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Danish
Pronunciation
IPA(key):
Verb
ryk
- imperative of rykke
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse ryk (“dust, powder”), from the verb rjúka (“to reek, to smoke”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ryk n (genitive singular ryks, no plural)
- dust
Declension
Declension of ryk (sg-only neuter)
Derived terms
Middle English
Noun
ryk
- (Northern) Alternative form of riche (“realm”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
ryk
- imperative of ryke
Polish
Etymology
Deverbal from ryczeć.
Pronunciation
Noun
ryk m inan
- roar, bellow, bray
Declension
Further reading
- ryk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ryk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Noun
ryk m
- back
West Frisian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian rīke, from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (“realm”).
Noun
ryk n (plural riken, diminutive rykje)
- realm
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ryk (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian rīke, from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”).
Adjective
ryk
- rich
Inflection
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ryk (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011