Adjective: reich
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | reicher |
| feminine | reiche |
| neuter | reiches |
| plural | reiche |
Genitive
| masculine | reichen |
| feminine | reicher |
| neuter | reichen |
| plural | reicher |
Dative
| masculine | reichem |
| feminine | reicher |
| neuter | reichem |
| plural | reichen |
Accusative
| masculine | reichen |
| feminine | reiche |
| neuter | reiches |
| plural | reiche |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der reiche |
| feminine | die reiche |
| neuter | das reiche |
| plural | die reichen |
Genitive
| masculine | des reichen |
| feminine | der reichen |
| neuter | des reichen |
| plural | der reichen |
Dative
| masculine | dem reichen |
| feminine | der reichen |
| neuter | dem reichen |
| plural | den reichen |
Accusative
| masculine | den reichen |
| feminine | die reiche |
| neuter | das reiche |
| plural | die reichen |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein reicher |
| feminine | eine reiche |
| neuter | ein reiches |
| plural | reichen |
Genitive
| masculine | eines reichen |
| feminine | einer reichen |
| neuter | eines reichen |
| plural | reichen |
Dative
| masculine | einem reichen |
| feminine | einer reichen |
| neuter | einem reichen |
| plural | reichen |
Accusative
| masculine | einen reichen |
| feminine | eine reiche |
| neuter | ein reiches |
| plural | reichen |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | reich |
| Comparative | reicher |
| Superlative | am reichsten |
Sample Sentences
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Sie ist sehr reich. (She’s very rich.)
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Es ist reich an Ballaststoffen. (It’s rich in fiber.)
Adjectives inflected like reich
bildungsfern,
szenig,
breitschulterig,
altsächsisch,
nutzerfreundlich,
psychoanalytisch,
unrettbar,
unverträglich,
unzerreißbar,
würzig,
würdig,
wütend,
kringelig,
sexbesessen,
sexual,
seelig,
seimig,
seidig,
seifig,
sehnig, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. From Middle High German rīche, from Old High German rīhhi (“rich, mighty”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (compare Irish rí). All from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to rule”), from which Latin rēx is derived. See also German Reich.
2. Cognates include Danish rig, Dutch rijk, English rich, Icelandic ríkur Swedish rik and Plautdietsch rikj. See: Dutch Adjectives '
rijk', English Adjectives '
rich', Swedish Adjectives '
rik'.
Verbs referencing "reich"
English Adjectives
rich, French Adjectives
riche.
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