rigdom

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to rig (“rich”) +‎ -dom (“state of”), from Old Norse ríkdómr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijadōmaz, cognate with Swedish rikedom, English richdom, German Reichtum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riːdɔmˀ/, [ˈʁiːˌd̥ʌmˀ]

Noun

rigdom c (singular definite rigdommen, plural indefinite rigdomme)

  1. (uncountable) wealth (the state of being rich)
  2. (countable, in the plural) resources, riches

Declension

Declension of rigdom
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rigdom rigdommen rigdomme rigdommene
genitive rigdoms rigdommens rigdommes rigdommenes

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