riks-

See also: riks, rīks, and -riks

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From rike.

Prefix

riks-

1. national, relating to the whole country.

See also

• “riks-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• “riks-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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]‎:

     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

Anagrams

• kris, risk, skri