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reichn

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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  • reicha (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

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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

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

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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