rikis

See also: rikīs

Gothic

Romanization

rikis

  1. Romanization of 𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs or Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-, cognate to Old Prussian rikīs, Latin rex, German Reich, Irish rí, English rich.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈrʲɪkʲɪs]

Noun

rìkis m (plural rìkiai) stress pattern 2

  1. (chess) bishop
  2. knight
  3. A military commander in medieval Lithuania, similar to a hetman or ataman

Declension
Declension of rìkis
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) rìkis rìkiai
genitive (kilmininkas) rìkio rìkių
dative (naudininkas) rìkiui rìkiams
accusative (galininkas) rìkį rikiùs
instrumental (įnagininkas) rikiù rìkiais
locative (vietininkas) rìkyje rìkiuose
vocative (šauksmininkas) rìki rìkiai

See also
Chess pieces in Lithuanian · ? (layout · text)
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karalius valdovė bokštas rikis žirgas pėstininkas

Old Prussian

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *reg-. Cognates include Latin rex (“king”).

Noun

rikis

  1. lord
    • Elbing German-Prussian Vocabulary
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