ríki

Icelandic

/ˈriːcɪ/

noun
Definitions
  • kingdom, realm, empire
  • a sovereign state (regardless of the form of government)
  • state (of the United States)
  • power, authority
  • (biology) kingdom (regnum)
  • (mathematics) category collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse ríki (kingdom, realm, power, reign, rule) derived from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (realm, kingdom, power, rulership, reign, authority), *rīks (ruler, king) derived from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (king, ruler) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (king, ruler, rules).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃rḗǵs

Gloss

king, ruler, rules

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

王

Emoji
👑 🦁

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