# rik
## English
### Noun

rik (plural riks)
* Alternative spelling of riq

### Anagrams

* KRI, ikr, irk, Irk, IKR, k'ri, Kri, kir

## Middle English
### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

rik
* (Northern) Alternative form of riche (“rich”)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

rik
* (Northern) Alternative form of riche (“realm”)

## Middle Scots
### Etymology 1

From Northern Middle English rike, from a conflation of Old English rīce (“powerful, mighty, great, possessed of power, of high rank; rich, possessed of wealth; strong, potent”) and Old Norse ríkr (“powerful, rich”); both from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“kingly, powerful, rich”). More at rich.

#### Adjective

rik
* mighty great
* wealthy, well-off, rich
* valuable
* costly, splendid
* (of colour) strong, deep

#### Noun

rik
* the rich or powerful

### Etymology 2

From Northern Middle English rike, from Old English rīce (“power, authority, might, dominion, rule, empire, reign”) and Old Norse ríki (“kingdom, realm, reign”); both from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (“authority, reign, realm, kingdom”). More at rich.

#### Noun

rik
* kingdom, realm
* the kingdom of heaven

##### Related terms

* kinrick

## Mokilese
### Verb

rik
* (transitive) to collect, gather

#### Derived terms

* rikrik
* rikrikrik

#### References

* Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

## North Frisian
### Etymology

From Old Frisian rīke, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”), from *rīks, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”) (compare Irish rí), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).

### Adjective

rik (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring, Sylt)
* rich

#### Inflection
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

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.

### Adjective

rik (masculine and feminine rik, neuter rikt, definite singular and plural rike, comparative rikere, indefinite superlative rikest, definite superlative rikeste)
* rich (having wealth)

#### Derived terms

* barnerik
* befolkningsrik
* berike
* fargerik
* fettrik
* fiberrik
* fjellrik
* folkerik
* framgangsrik
* innflytelsesrik
* kunnskapsrik
* lærerik
* næringsrik
* omfangsrik
* rikdom
* rikelig
* rikmann
* snørik
* solrik
* tallrik
* tradisjonsrik

### References

* “rik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

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. Akin to English rich.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /riːk/

### Adjective

rik (neuter singular rikt, definite singular and plural rike, comparative rikare, indefinite superlative rikast, definite superlative rikaste)
* rich (having wealth, or more generally, much of something)

#### Derived terms

* fargerik
* fiberrik
* fjellrik
* folkerik
* framgangsrik
* kunnskapsrik
* lærerik
* næringsrik
* omfangsrik
* rikdom
* rikmann
* snørik
* solrik
* talrik
* tradisjonsrik

### References

* “rik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /riːk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iːk

### Adjective

rik
* rich, wealthy
    Synonyms: förmögen, välbärgad, välbeställd, välsituerad
    Antonym: fattig
    Hon har mycket pengar, så hon är rikShe has a lot of money, so she is rich
* rich (more generally)
    en rik gruvaa rich mine
** abundant, etc. (when sounding better as a translation)
    rikt fågellivabundant/rich birdlife

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

#### Derived terms

* folkrik
* framgångsrik
* färgrik
* glädjerik
* idérik
* inflytelserik
* initiativrik
* innehållsrik
* lärorik
* målrik
* nyrik
* näringsrik
* sinnrik
* smakrik
* snillrik
* stenrik
* uppfinningsrik
* uppslagsrik

#### Related terms

* rikedom

### References

* rik in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* rik in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* rik in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rikki. Cognates include Finnish rikki.

### Noun

rik
* sulfur

#### Declension
## West Flemish
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch ricke, variant of rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rɛk/
* Rhymes: -ɛk

### Noun

rik m
* back (of the body)

#### Alternative forms

* rugge

## Zealandic
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch ricke, variant of rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.

### Noun

rik m (plural [please provide])
* back (of the body)