reichn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

reicha (West Central)

Etymology

From Middle High German reichen, from Old High German reihhen, reichen, from Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (“to stretch out, reach”). Cognates include German reichen, Yiddish ⁧גרייכן⁩ (greykhn), Dutch reiken, English reach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑɛ̯çɴ̩/
IPA^(key): /ˈræːçɴ̩/ (East Central, Vienna)
Hyphenation: reichn

Verb

reichn (past participle greicht) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)

(intransitive) to suffice, to be enough, to do (for a certain purpose)

Conjugation

Conjugation of reichn

infinitive	reichn
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	reich	-	reichad
2nd person sing.	reichst	-	reichadst
3rd person sing.	reicht	-	reichad
1st person plur.	reichn	-	reichadn
2nd person plur.	reichts	-	reichats
3rd person plur.	reichn	-	reichadn

imperative sing.	reich
imperative plur.	reichts

past participle	greicht

Derived terms

ausreichn
eireichn
erreichn
nåchreichn

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