rikis

Gothic

Romanization

rikis

  1. romanization of 𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs or Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-, cognate to Old Prussian rikīs, Latin rex, German Reich, Irish , English rich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrʲɪkʲɪs]

Noun

ri̇̀kis m (plural ri̇̀kiai) stress pattern 2

  1. (chess) bishop
  2. knight
  3. A military commander in medieval Lithuania, similar to a hetman or ataman

Declension

Declension of ri̇̀kis
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) ri̇̀kis ri̇̀kiai
genitive (kilmininkas) ri̇̀kio ri̇̀kių
dative (naudininkas) ri̇̀kiui ri̇̀kiams
accusative (galininkas) ri̇̀kį rikiùs
instrumental (įnagininkas) rikiù ri̇̀kiais
locative (vietininkas) ri̇̀kyje ri̇̀kiuose
vocative (šauksmininkas) ri̇̀ki ri̇̀kiai

See also

Chess pieces in Lithuanian · šachmãtų figū̃ros (layout · text)
karãlius valdõvė bókštas ri̇̀kis ži̇̀rgas pė́stininkas

Old Prussian

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *reg-. Cognates include Latin rex (king).

Noun

rikis

  1. lord
    • Elbing German-Prussian Vocabulary
      Here   Rikis