rihhi

Old High German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /riːxːi/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *rīkī (“mighty, rich”).

Adjective

rīhhi

rich

Descendants

Middle High German: rīche
- Alemannic German: riich
- Central Franconian: rich, riech, reich
  - Luxembourgish: räich
- German: reich
- Yiddish: רײַך (raykh)
→ Italian: ricco
→ Sicilian: riccu

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *rīkī (“kingdom, realm”).

Noun

rīhhi n

empire, kingdom, realm

Declension

Declension of **rīhhi** (neuter ja-stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	rīhhi	rīhhi
accusative	rīhhi	rīhhi
genitive	rīhhes	rīhho
dative	rīhhe	rīhhim
instrumental	rīhhu	—

Descendants

Middle High German: riche
- Bavarian: Reich
- German: Reich
  - → English: Reich
  - → Polish: Reich
  - → Russian: рейх (rejx)
- Luxembourgish: Räich
→ Polish: rzesza
→ Czech: říše
→ Slovak: ríša

References

Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'
Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014