-rich

== German == === Etymology === Extracted from names such as Friedrich, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king, ruler”). With animals first in Enterich, which is a folk-etymological alteration of Middle High German antreche, equivalent to Ente + the cognate of English drake. Then by analogy Gänserich, and subsequently other forms. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-ʁɪç/ === Suffix === -rich m (genitive -richs or -riches, plural -riche) suffix to derive masculine nouns, especially for male animals ==== Derived terms ====