riks-

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See also: riks, rīks, and -riks

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From rike.

Prefix[edit]

riks-

  1. national, relating to the whole country.

See also[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with riks-

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From rike.

Prefix[edit]

riks-

  1. national, relating to the whole country.

See also[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with riks-

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a simplification of rike +‎ -s-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²rɪkːs-/ (note the short vowel compared to rik and rike)

Prefix[edit]

riks-

  1. national, relating to the to whole country
    • 2019 December 26, Diba Dehnad, “Gaffeltruckchefens tjuvknep blev en riksnyhet”, in SVT Nyheter [SVT News]‎[1]:
      Nyheten spreds som en löpeld över landet och i dag är han rikskänd.
      The news spread like wildfire across the country, and today he is nationally known.
  2. (colloquial) intensifying prefix, always negative
    Vilket jävla rikspucko det är asså!
    What a fucking (riks)moron he is, man!
    Han är rikskass!
    He is (riks)bad!

Derived terms[edit]

Swedish terms prefixed with riks-

Anagrams[edit]

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