different between rike vs rife

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?k/
• Rhymes: -a?k

Etymology 1

From Middle English rike, From Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic *r?kij?, from Proto-Germanic *r?ks, an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *r?xs, from Proto-Indo-European *h?r??s. Cognate with Danish rige, Dutch rijk, German Reich and Swedish rike (“kingdom, realm, land, empire, country”).

Noun

rike (plural rikes)

1. (historical) sovereignty, dominion, authority
2. (historical) The territory over which authority extends, a kingdom, an earldom, a diocese, district, city, and so forth.

Etymology 2

Results from the difficulty of pronouncing the phoneme /l/ for L1 speakers of many Far East languages.

Verb

rike (third-person singular simple present rikes, present participle riking, simple past and past participle riked)

1. (Far East) Pronunciation spelling of like.

Anagrams

• Erik, Keir, Keri, Kier, keir, keri, kier

Finnish

(index ri)

Etymology

Derived from the verb rikkoa (“to break”) +? -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?rike?/, [?rike?(?)]
• Rhymes: -ike
• Syllabification: ri?ke

Noun

rike

1. (law) minor offence/offense, misdemeanor, infraction
2. (sports) foul

Declension

Related terms

• rikos

Compounds

• rikesakko

Anagrams

• Erik, keri, reki

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch r?ki, from Proto-West Germanic *r?k?, from Proto-Germanic *r?kij?.

Noun

rike n

1. lordship, dominion
2. realm

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: rijk
• Limburgish: riek

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch r?ki, from Proto-West Germanic *r?k?, from Proto-Germanic *r?kijaz.

Adjective

rike

1. powerful, mighty
2. important
3. rich

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: rijk
• Limburgish: riek

Further reading

• “rike (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “rike (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “rike (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “rike (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page II

Middle English

Etymology

From Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic *r?kij?, from Proto-Germanic *r?ks, an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *r?xs, from Proto-Indo-European *h?r??s. Cognate with Dutch rijk and German Reich.

Noun

rike

1. sovereignty, dominion, authority
2. kingdom, earldom

   For al þis rike A ded knyght wald I noght strike. — Seven Sages, a1425

Related terms

• riken

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

rike

1. definite singular of rik
2. plural of rik

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ríki

Noun

rike n (definite singular riket, indefinite plural riker, definite plural rika or rikene)

1. an empire
2. a realm
3. a kingdom (see also kongerike)

Derived terms

References

• “rike” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ri?k?/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ríki

Noun

rike n (definite singular riket, indefinite plural rike, definite plural rika)

1. an empire
2. a realm
3. a kingdom (see also kongerike)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

rike

1. definite singular of rik
2. plural of rik

References

• “rike” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• krei, reik, reki

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic *r?kij?, from Proto-Germanic *r?ks, an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *r?xs, from Proto-Indo-European *h?r??s. Cognate with Dutch rijk and German Reich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ri??k?/

Adjective

rike

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of rik.

Noun

rike n

1. a realm, kingdom, empire, nation

   De båda rikena skola hafwa twå gemensamma huvudmynt.

   The two kingdoms shall have two common main currencies. (Sweden and Norway, two realms united under one king, 1814-1905)

2. a kingdom (animal, plant) of biological classification

Declension

Usage notes

• (definite form "riket" to mean Sweden) Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden.

Compounds

Anagrams

• Erik

English

Etymology

From Middle English rife, from Old English r?fe, r?fe (“rife, abundant, frequent”), from Proto-Germanic *r?baz (“generous”), from Proto-Indo-European *reyp- (“to tear (off), rip”). Cognate with West Frisian rju (“rife, much”), Low German rive (“abundant, munificent”), Dutch rijf (“abundant, copious”), Icelandic rífr (“rife, munificent”), Icelandic reifa (“to bestow”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?a?f/
• Rhymes: -a?f

Adjective

rife (comparative rifer, superlative rifest)

1. Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
   • 1712, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Effects of Air on Human Bodies

     Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal.

   • 1900, Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, Avon Books, (translated by James Strachey) pg. 170:

     The 'denominational considerations' mentioned below relate, of course, to anti-Semitic feeling, which was already rife in Vienna during the last years of the nineteenth century.
2. Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.

3. Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic climbs highest to sink Benfica (in The Guardian, 15 May 2013)[1]

     They will have to reflect on a seventh successive defeat in a European final while Chelsea try to make sense of an eccentric season rife with controversy and bad feeling but once again one finishing on an exhilarating high.

4. (obsolete) Having power; active; nimble.
   • 1661, John Webster and William Rowley, A Cure for a Cuckold

     What! I am rife a little yet.

Synonyms

• (widespread): pandemic, ubiquitous; see also Thesaurus:widespread
• (abounding, plentiful): filled; see also Thesaurus:plentiful

Derived terms

• rifely
• rifeness

Translations

Adverb

rife (comparative more rife, superlative most rife)

1. Plentifully, abundantly.

Translations

Anagrams

• -fier, FIRE, Fier, Frie, fier, fire, refi, reif, rief

Spanish

Verb

rife

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of rifar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of rifar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of rifar.