ríkur
Faroese
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, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Adjective
ríkur (comparative ríkari, superlative ríkastur)
- rich
Declension
| ríkur a1 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | ríkur | rík | ríkt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | ríkan | ríka | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | ríkum | ríkari | ríkum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (ríks) | (ríkar) | (ríks) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | ríkir | ríkar | rík |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | ríkar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | ríkum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (ríka) | ||
Icelandic
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈriːkʏr/
- Rhymes: -iːkʏr
Adjective
ríkur (comparative ríkari, superlative ríkastur)
- rich, wealthy
- Mamma mín er rík.
- My mom is rich.
- powerful, strong, compelling
- Template:uz
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ríkur | rík | ríkt |
| accusative | ríkan | ríka | ríkt |
| dative | ríkum | ríkri | ríku |
| genitive | ríks | ríkrar | ríks |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ríkir | ríkar | rík |
| accusative | ríka | ríkar | rík |
| dative | ríkum | ríkum | ríkum |
| genitive | ríkra | ríkra | ríkra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ríki | ríka | ríka |
| accusative | ríka | ríku | ríka |
| dative | ríka | ríku | ríka |
| genitive | ríka | ríku | ríka |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ríku | ríku | ríku |
| accusative | ríku | ríku | ríku |
| dative | ríku | ríku | ríku |
| genitive | ríku | ríku | ríku |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ríkari | ríkari | ríkara |
| accusative | ríkari | ríkari | ríkara |
| dative | ríkari | ríkari | ríkara |
| genitive | ríkari | ríkari | ríkara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ríkari | ríkari | ríkari |
| accusative | ríkari | ríkari | ríkari |
| dative | ríkari | ríkari | ríkari |
| genitive | ríkari | ríkari | ríkari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ríkastur | ríkust | ríkast |
| accusative | ríkastan | ríkasta | ríkast |
| dative | ríkustum | ríkastri | ríkustu |
| genitive | ríkasts | ríkastrar | ríkasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ríkastir | ríkastar | ríkust |
| accusative | ríkasta | ríkastar | ríkust |
| dative | ríkustum | ríkustum | ríkustum |
| genitive | ríkastra | ríkastra | ríkastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ríkasti | ríkasta | ríkasta |
| accusative | ríkasta | ríkustu | ríkasta |
| dative | ríkasta | ríkustu | ríkasta |
| genitive | ríkasta | ríkustu | ríkasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ríkustu | ríkustu | ríkustu |
| accusative | ríkustu | ríkustu | ríkustu |
| dative | ríkustu | ríkustu | ríkustu |
| genitive | ríkustu | ríkustu | ríkustu |
Derived terms
- leggja ríkt á við um (“to emphasize something strongly to somebody”)
- litríkur (“colorful”)
- ríkidæmi n (“money”)
- safaríkur (“juicy”)
- sjón er sögu ríkari (“seeing is believing”, literally “seeing is more valuable than a story”)
- í ríkum mæli (“to a high degree, to a pronounced extent”)