riks-

See also: riks, rīks, and -riks

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From rike.

Prefix

riks-

  1. national, relating to the whole country.

See also

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with riks-
riksgrense
riksmål
rikssynser
riksvei

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From rike.

Prefix

riks-

  1. national, relating to the whole country.

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with riks-
riksgrense
riksmål
rikssynsar

Swedish

Etymology

From a simplification of rike +‎ -s-.

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

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

Swedish terms prefixed with riks-
riksbank
riksgräns
riksgäld
riksidrottsförbund
rikskansler
riksklenod
riksknas
riksledning
riksmarskalk
riksnorm
riksnyhet
rikspolischef
rikspucko
rikssvensk
rikssvenska
riksviktig
riksväg
riksåklagare

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