rige

See also: ríge

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, cognate of German Reich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁiːə]

Noun

rige n (singular definite riget, plural indefinite riger)

1. kingdom (see also kongerige)
2. empire (see also kejserrige)
3. realm
4. (taxonomy) kingdom

   dyrerige

Declension

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rige	riget	riger	rigerne
genitive	riges	rigets rigens	rigers	rigernes

Declension of rige

Synonyms

• (kingdom, country, state): stat
• (realm, figuratively): verden, sfære

Derived terms

Terms derived from "rige"

• dronningerige n
• dyrerige n
• dødsrige n
• gudsrige n
• himmerig n
• himmerige n
• jorderig n
• jorderige n
• kejserrige n
• kongerige n
• mineralrige n
• planterige n
• rigsadvokat c
• rigsadvokatur c
• rigsantikvar c
• rigsarkivar c
• rigsbibliotekar c
• rigsdag c
• rigsdaler c
• rigsdansk n (adjective)
• rigsenhed c
• rigsforstander c
• rigsfællesskab n
• rigskansler c
• rigsmål n
• rigsombud n
• rigsombudsmand c
• rigspoliti n
• rigsret c
• rigsrevisor c
• rigsråd n
• rigssprog n
• rigsstatistiker c
• rigstræner c
• rigsvåben n
• tsarrige n
• tusindårsrige n
• zarrige n
• ørige n

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁiːə]

Adjective

rige

1. definite of rig
2. plural of rig

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɽí.ɡé/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɽɪ́.ɟé]

Noun

rige m (possessed form rigen)

1. competition, race

Latin

Verb

rigē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of rigeō

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• riga (a- and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse riga.

Verb

rige (present tense rigar, past tense riga, past participle riga, passive infinitive rigast, present participle rigande, imperative rige/rig)

1. (intransitive) to budge, rock, sway

Related terms

• rå

References

• “rige” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Geir, geir, gire, grei, regi

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr͈ʲi.ɣʲe/

Noun

rige f

1. verbal noun of rigid

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	rigeL	rigiL	rigi
Vocative	rigeL	rigiL	rigi
Accusative	rigiN	rigiL	rigi
Genitive	rige	rigeL	rigeN
Dative	rigiL	rigib	rigib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
rige also rrige after a proclitic ending in a vowel	rige pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rige”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Spanish

Verb

rige

1. inflection of regir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative