Chuukese

Verb

riki

1. to turn, change direction

Finnish

Noun

riki

1. (nautical) rig

Declension

Anagrams

• kiri

Japanese

Romanization

riki

1. rōmaji reading of りき

Old Saxon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, itself either a substantivised *rīkijaz ‎(“rich, mighty”) or a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīgiom ‎(“kingdom”), from *rīxs ‎(“king”) (compare Irish rí), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‎(“king”). Cognates include Old English rīċe (English rike, riche), Old Dutch rīki (Dutch rijk), Old Frisian rīke (West Frisian ryk), Old High German rīhhi (German Reich), Old Norse ríki (Danish rige, Swedish rike), Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹 ‎(reiki). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin rex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriːki/

Noun

rīki n

1. kingdom, empire
2. power, authority

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks ‎(“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‎(“king”). Compare Old Frisian rīke (West Frisian ryk), Old English rīċe (English rich), Dutch rijk, Old High German rīhhi (German reich), Old Norse ríkr (Danish rig), Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 ‎(reikeis).

Adjective

rīki (comparative rīkiro, superlative rīkist)

1. powerful, mighty
2. rich

Declension

Descendants

• Middle Low German: rik
  • Low German: rik