riks-

See also: riks, rīks, and -riks

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From rike.

Prefix

riks-

1. national, relating to the whole country.

See also

• “riks-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with riks-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From rike.

Prefix

riks-

1. national, relating to the whole country.

See also

• “riks-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with riks-

Swedish

Etymology

From a simplification of rike +‎ -s-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rɪkːs-/ (note the short vowel compared to rik and rike)

Prefix

riks-

1. national, relating to the to whole country
   • 2019 December 26, Diba Dehnad, “Gaffeltruckchefens tjuvknep blev en riksnyhet”, in SVT Nyheter [SVT News]‎^[1]:

     Nyheten spreds som en löpeld över landet och i dag är han rikskänd.

     The news spread like wildfire across the country, and today he is nationally known.

2. (colloquial) intensifying prefix, always negative

   Vilket jävla rikspucko det är asså!

   What a fucking (riks)moron he is, man!

   Han är rikskass!

   He is (riks)bad!

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with riks-

Anagrams

• kris, risk, skri