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ríkur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (king, ruler), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

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Adjective

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ríkur (comparative ríkari, superlative ríkastur)

  1. rich

Declension

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Declension of ríkur (a1)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ríkur rík ríkt
Accusative ríkan ríka ríkt
Dative ríkum ríkari ríkum
Genitive ríks ríkar ríks
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ríkir ríkar rík
Accusative ríkar ríkar rík
Dative ríkum ríkum ríkum
Genitive ríka ríka ríka

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (king, ruler), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

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Adjective

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ríkur (comparative ríkari, superlative ríkastur)

  1. rich, wealthy
    Mamma mín er rík.
    My mom is rich.
  2. powerful, strong, compelling
    Ég hef ríkar ástæður.I have compelling reasons.

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