Richter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Richter.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Richter

  1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

Translations

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 This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale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

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɪxtɛr]

Proper noun

Richter m anim (female equivalent Richterová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Richter (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Richter Richterové
genitive Richtera Richterů
dative Richterovi Richterům
accusative Richtera Richtery
vocative Richtere Richterové
locative Richterovi Richterech
instrumental Richterem Richtery

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rihtære, rihter, from Old High German rihtāri. By surface analysis, agent noun of richten. Cognates include Dutch rechter and Old English rihtere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɪçtɐ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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

  1. judge

Declension

Declension of Richter [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Richter die Richter
genitive eines des Richters der Richter
dative einem dem Richter den Richtern
accusative einen den Richter die Richter

Derived terms

  • richterlich
  • Richterschaft
  • Richteramt, Richterbeschluss, Richterentscheidung, Richterhammer, Richterrobe, Richterspruch, Richterstuhl
  • Amtsrichter, Dorfrichter, Friedensrichter, Jugendrichter, Linienrichter, Schiedsrichter

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

Declension

Declension of Richter [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Richter (eine) (die) Richter (die) Richters, Richter
genitive (eines) (des) Richters, Richter1 (einer) (der) Richter (der) Richters, Richter
dative (einem) (dem) Richter (einer) (der) Richter (den) Richters, Richter
accusative (einen) (den) Richter (eine) (die) Richter (die) Richters, Richter

1With an article.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Richter pl (proper noun, plural only)

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

Declension

Declension of Richter [pl-only]
plural
def. noun
nominative die Richter
genitive der Richter
dative den Richtern
accusative die Richter

Synonyms

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriçtɐ/

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

Declension of Richter
singular plural
nominative Richter Richterowie
genitive Richtera Richterów
dative Richterowi Richterom
accusative Richtera Richterów
instrumental Richterem Richterami
locative Richterze Richterach
vocative Richterze Richterowie

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
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