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Reich.

empire or significant State

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁaɪ̯ç/

  1. empire or significant State

    neuter · strong

  2. realm (also e.g. of plants)

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rīche, from Old High German rīhhi (“power, might, empire”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, itself either a substantivised *rīkijaz (“rich, mighty”) (whence also German reich (“rich”)), or a direct borrowing from a Celtic language; compare Old Irish ríge (“rule, kingship”). Cognates include Old English rīċe (“kingdom, empire”) (Middle English riche), Dutch rijk (“empire, realm”), West Frisian ryk, Danish rige (“empire, realm”), Swedish rike, Icelandic ríki, Lithuanian rikis (“military commander, ruler”), and Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “royalty, kingship, sovereignty, empire”).

name/ʁaɪ̯ç/

  1. the Holy Roman Empire, the First Reich

    neuter

  2. the Deutsche Reich the (Deutsche) Kaiserreich, the Second Reich (1871–1918)

    neuter

  3. the Deutsche Reich the Weimar Republic (official name, 1919–1933)

    neuter

  4. the Deutsche Reich the Third Reich (1933–1945)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rīche, from Old High German rīhhi (“power, might, empire”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, itself either a substantivised *rīkijaz (“rich, mighty”) (whence also German reich (“rich”)), or a direct borrowing from a Celtic language; compare Old Irish ríge (“rule, kingship”). Cognates include Old English rīċe (“kingdom, empire”) (Middle English riche), Dutch rijk (“empire, realm”), West Frisian ryk, Danish rige (“empire, realm”), Swedish rike, Icelandic ríki, Lithuanian rikis (“military commander, ruler”), and Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “royalty, kingship, sovereignty, empire”).

name/ʁaɪ̯ç/

  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rīche, from Old High German rīhhi (“power, might, empire”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, itself either a substantivised *rīkijaz (“rich, mighty”) (whence also German reich (“rich”)), or a direct borrowing from a Celtic language; compare Old Irish ríge (“rule, kingship”). Cognates include Old English rīċe (“kingdom, empire”) (Middle English riche), Dutch rijk (“empire, realm”), West Frisian ryk, Danish rige (“empire, realm”), Swedish rike, Icelandic ríki, Lithuanian rikis (“military commander, ruler”), and Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “royalty, kingship, sovereignty, empire”).

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