Faroese

Noun

ríki n (genitive singular ríkis, plural ríki)

1. (independent) state
2. reign
3. empire
4. (biology) kingdom (regnum)

Synonyms

state

land, státur

reign

vald, ræði, harradømi

Declension

Related terms

• slag (species)
• slekt (genus)
• ætt (family)
• hópur (order)
• flokkur (class)
• fylki (phylum)

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

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

Derived terms

See also

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

Synonyms

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