Richter
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Richter
- A surname from German.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
Richter (uncountable)
- (seismology) (Followed by a decimal number): A Richter scale magnitude to indicate the severity of an earthquake. "Richter" is prefixed to the magnitude value. This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale
- Synonym: magnitude
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Richter m anim (female equivalent Richterová)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Richter | Richterové |
| genitive | Richtera | Richterů |
| dative | Richterovi | Richterům |
| accusative | Richtera | Richtery |
| vocative | Richtere | Richterové |
| locative | Richterovi | Richterech |
| instrumental | Richterem | Richtery |
Declension of Richter (hard masculine animate)
Etymology
From Middle High German rihtære, rihter, from Old High German rihtāri. By surface analysis, agent noun of richten. Cognates include Dutch rechter and Old English rihtere.
Pronunciation
Noun
Richter m (strong, genitive Richters, plural Richter, feminine Richterin)
Declension
Declension of Richter [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- richterlich
- Richterschaft
- Richteramt, Richterbeschluss, Richterentscheidung, Richterhammer, Richterrobe, Richterspruch, Richterstuhl
- Amtsrichter, Dorfrichter, Friedensrichter, Jugendrichter, Linienrichter, Schiedsrichter
Related terms
Proper noun
Richter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Richters or (with an article) Richter, feminine genitive Richter, plural Richters or Richter)
- a surname originating as an occupation
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Richter | (eine) | (die) | Richter | (die) | Richters, Richter |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Richters, Richter1 | (einer) | (der) | Richter | (der) | Richters, Richter |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Richter | (einer) | (der) | Richter | (den) | Richters, Richter |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Richter | (eine) | (die) | Richter | (die) | Richters, Richter |
Declension of Richter [masculine // feminine, surname]
1With an article.
Derived terms
Proper noun
Richter pl (proper noun, plural only)
- Judges: Book of Judges (book of the Bible)
Declension
Declension of Richter [pl-only]
Synonyms
Further reading
- “Richter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Richter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Richter” in Duden online
Richter on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Pronunciation
Noun
Richter m (plural Richter, feminine Richtrin)
Further reading
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Richter m pers
- a male surname from German
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Richter | Richterowie |
| genitive | Richtera | Richterów |
| dative | Richterowi | Richterom |
| accusative | Richtera | Richterów |
| instrumental | Richterem | Richterami |
| locative | Richterze | Richterach |
| vocative | Richterze | Richterowie |
Declension of Richter
Proper noun
Richter f (indeclinable)
- a female surname from German
Further reading
- “Richter”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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