ríki

See also: riki and rīki

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹʊiːtʃɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊiːtʃɪ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, from Proto-Germanic *rīks, an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

Noun

ríki n (genitive singular ríkis, plural ríki)

  1. (independent) state
  2. reign
  3. empire
  4. (biology) kingdom (regnum)
Declension
n25 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ríki ríkið ríki(r) ríkini
Accusative ríki ríkið ríki(r) ríkini
Dative ríki ríkinum ríkjum ríkjunum
Genitive ríkis ríkisins ríkja ríkjanna
Synonyms

state

land, státur

reign

vald, ræði, harradømi

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, from Proto-Germanic *rīks, an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

Adjective

ríki, weak/definite variant of ríkur

  1. rich
Declension
Weak adjectival inflection of ríkur
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) ríki ríka ríka
Accusative (hvønnfall) ríka ríku
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) ríku
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, from Proto-Germanic *rīks, an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈriːcɪ/
    Rhymes: -iːcɪ

Noun

ríki n (genitive singular ríkis, nominative plural ríki)

  1. kingdom, realm, empire
  2. a sovereign state (regardless of the form of government)
    Þurrt ríki.
    An alcohol-free state.
  3. state (of the United States)
  4. power, authority
  5. (biology) kingdom (regnum)
  6. (mathematics) category (collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow)

Declension
declension of ríki
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ríki ríkið ríki ríkin
accusative ríki ríkið ríki ríkin
dative ríki ríkinu ríkjum ríkjunum
genitive ríkis ríkisins ríkja ríkjanna

Synonyms
  • (state of the United States): fylki, sambandsríki
  • (authority): vald

Derived terms
Terms derived from “government”.
  • Ríkið (the state monopoly liquor store, government liquor store)
Terms derived from ríki meaning “category”.
  • afleitt ríki (derived category)
  • fullt hlutríki (full subcategory)
  • grúpuríki (category of groups)
  • hlutríki (subcategory)
  • lítið ríki (set of the first category)
  • mengjaríki (category of sets)
  • mótanaríki (category of morphisms)
  • nykurríki (dual category, opposite category)
  • ríki af ríkjum (category of categories)
  • ríkjafræði (category theory)
  • ríkjafylki (category of categories)
  • samlagningarríki (additive category)
  • smáríki (small category)
  • stórt ríki (big category, large category)
  • varparíki (functor category)
  • örvaríki (category of morphisms)

See also
  • Baire-setning, setning Baires (category theorem of Baire)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīkiją.

Noun

ríki n (genitive ríkis)

  1. realm

Declension
  Declension of ríki (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ríki ríkit ríki ríkin
accusative ríki ríkit ríki ríkin
dative ríki ríkinu ríkjum ríkjunum
genitive ríkis ríkisins ríkja ríkjanna
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