reich

See also: Reich and -reich

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁaɪ̯ç/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯ç

Etymology 1

From Middle High German rīche, from Old High German rīhhi (rich, mighty), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (king, ruler), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (compare Irish ).[1] All from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (to rule), from which Latin rēx is derived. See also German Reich.

Cognates include Danish rig, Dutch rijk, English rich, Icelandic ríkur Swedish rik and Plautdietsch rikj.

Adjective

reich (strong nominative masculine singular reicher, comparative reicher, superlative am reichsten)

  1. rich, wealthy (having a lot of money and possessions)
    Antonym: arm
    Sie ist sehr reich.She’s very rich.
  2. rich (plentiful, abundant)
    Antonym: arm
    Es ist reich an Ballaststoffen.It’s rich in fiber.
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Etymology 2

Verb

reich

  1. singular imperative of reichen

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic etymology, Leiden & Boston: Brill, page 305

Further reading

  • reich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • reich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • reich” in Duden online

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Reich (realm).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁaj.ʃi/ [ˈhaɪ̯.ʃi], /ˈʁajʃ/ [ˈhaɪ̯ʃ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁaj.ʃi/ [ˈχaɪ̯.ʃi], /ˈʁajʃ/ [ˈχaɪ̯ʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁajʃ/ [ˈhaɪ̯ʃ], /ˈʁaj.ʃi/ [ˈhaɪ̯.ʃi]

  • Rhymes: -ajʃ, (Brazil) -ajʃi

Noun

reich m (plural reichs)

  1. Reich (a German empire or nation)
  2. (in particular) Reich (the Third Reich)
  3. (figurative) Reich (any empire or nation, especially one that is imperialist)

Usage notes

The lowercase, italicized spelling is prescribed by dictionaries and the Brazilian Academy of LettersOrthographic Vocabulary.

Derived terms

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