riik

See also: riik'

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German riek, Swedish rike or Old Swedish rīke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriːk/, [ˈriːkˑ]
  • Hyphenation: riik
  • Rhymes: -iːk

Noun

riik (genitive riigi, partitive riiki)

  1. state, country, polity
  2. government (mostly the Estonian government)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ingrian: riikki

Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), riik”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • riik in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • riik in Sõnaveeb
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