"-rich" meaning in German

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Suffix

IPA: /-ʁɪç/ Audio: De--rich.ogg Forms: -richs [genitive], -riches [genitive], -riche [plural]
Etymology: Extracted from names such as Friedrich, ultimately from Old High German rīhhi (“rich”, whence reich). With animals first in Enterich, which is a folk-etymological alteration of Middle High German antreche, equivalent to Ente + the cognate of English drake. Then by analogy Gänserich, and subsequently other forms. Etymology templates: {{m|de|Friedrich}} Friedrich, {{der|de|goh|rīhhi}} Old High German rīhhi, {{m|de|reich}} reich, {{m|de|Enterich}} Enterich, {{m+|gmh|antreche}} Middle High German antreche, {{m|de|Ente}} Ente, {{m+|en|drake}} English drake, {{m|de|Gänserich}} Gänserich Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|genitive|-richs|or|-riches|plural|-riche|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=m}} -rich m (genitive -richs or -riches, plural -riche)
  1. suffix to derive masculine nouns, especially for male animals Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--rich-de-suffix-7BAvMYLd Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -rich meaning in German (2.1kB)

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