ríkt

Ríkt is a grammatical form in Icelandic. It represents the neuter singular form of the adjective rík-, which carries the sense of rich or wealthy and can imply abundance or power. As an inflected form, ríkt modifies neuter nouns in contexts where gender and number agreement are required.

Etymology and cognates: The Icelandic ríkt shares a Proto-Germanic root with related North Germanic words for wealth or abundance. Across related languages, cognates include Swedish rikt and Norwegian rik, which retain related meaning. These forms illustrate how the core idea of richness or strength appears in closely related languages.

Usage: In modern Icelandic, ríkt appears specifically as the neuter singular adjective form. It does not stand alone as a separate lexical item. When describing a neuter-noun phrase, actors of the language use ríkt to convey “rich” or “wealthy” in a neuter context; other gender forms of the same root are used with masculine or feminine nouns. In practice, ríkt is most common in formal or written Icelandic and in careful speech, rather than in casual dialogue.

See also: Icelandic grammar, ríkur, wealth.