Adjective: rik
Hyphenation:
Definite Forms
Singular Masculine
rike
All Other Forms
rika
Comparison Forms
Comparative
| Indefinite | rikare |
| Definite | rikare |
Superlative
| Indefinite | rikast |
| Definite | rikaste |
Perifrastic Comparison Forms
Sample Sentences
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Hon har mycket pengar, så hon är rik (She has a lot of money, so she is rich)
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en rik gruva (a rich mine)
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rikt fågelliv (abundant/rich birdlife)
Adjectives inflected like rik
ordfattig,
sjövärdig,
syndig,
synlig,
urmodig,
syrlig,
snövit,
snörik,
snårig,
snäsig,
seriös,
sedlig,
snuvig,
snusig,
snipig,
snorig,
saftig,
sandig,
saklig,
definitiv, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
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.
Verbs referencing "rik"
Finnish Adjectives
rikas, German Adjectives
reich.
Translations