rife

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
2. Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
3. Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
4. (obsolete) Having power; active; nimble.

Adv

Plentifully, abundantly.

Concepten

schering en inslag

Synoniemen

prevalent

widespread

prevailing

predominant

current

common

plethoric

usual

overabundant

popular

dominant

general

generalized

generic

heaped

numerous

packed

plentiful

public

riddled

ubiquitous

universal

up-to-date

in vogue

abundantly

packed-out

brimful

broad

bursting

constituted

crammed

customary

everywhere

fashionable

frequent

full

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɹaɪf/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: rife

Overgenomen van Oudengels: rīfe

Verwant aan Fries: rju

Verwant aan Nederlands: rijf

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: rive

Verwant aan IJslands: rífur

Verwant aan Faeröers: ríviligur

Verwant aan Faeröers: rívan

Verwant aan IJslands: reifa

In summary

From Middle English rife, from Old English rīfe, rȳfe (“rife, abundant, frequent”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīb, from Proto-Germanic *rībaz (“generous”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to tear (off), rip”). Cognate with West Frisian rju (“rife, much”), Dutch rijf (“abundant, copious”), Low German rive (“abundant, munificent”), Icelandic rífur (“rife, munificent”), Faroese ríviligur (“plentiful, abundant”), Faroese rívan (“abundantly”), Icelandic reifa (“to bestow”).