reichn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • reicha (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German reichen, from Old High German reihhen, reichen, from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (to stretch out, reach). Cognates include German reichen, Yiddish גרייכן (greykhn), Dutch reiken, English reach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑɛ̯çɴ̩/
  • IPA(key): /ˈræːçɴ̩/ (East Central, Vienna)
  • Hyphenation: reichn

Verb

reichn (past participle greicht) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)

  1. (intransitive) to suffice, to be enough, to do (for a certain purpose)

Conjugation

Conjugation of reichn
infinitive reichn
past participle greicht
present past subjunctive
1st person singular reich reichad
2nd person singular reichst reichadst
3rd person singular reicht reichad
1st person plural reichn reichadn
2nd person plural reichts reichats
3rd person plural reichn reichadn
imperative
singular reich
plural reichts

Derived terms

  • ausreichn
  • eireichn
  • erreichn
  • nåchreichn