rike – Swedish noun declension

Swedish noun forms of rike

Noun: rike
Hyphenation:
Gender: Neuter

Nominative

Sg. Indef.rike
Sg. Def.riket
Pl. Indef.riken
Pl. Def.rikena

Genitive

Sg. Indef.rikes
Sg. Def.rikets
Pl. Indef.rikens
Pl. Def.rikenas

Sample Sentences

  • 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))
  • ett hot mot rikets säkerhet (a threat against national security)

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. Cognate with Dutch rijk and German Reich. See: Old Norse Nouns 'ríki', Dutch Nouns 'rijk', German Nouns 'Reich'.

Verbs referencing "rike"

German Nouns Reich.

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