Richter

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English

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Borrowed from German Richter.

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Richter

  1. A surname from German.

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Richter (uncountable)

  1. (seismology) (Followed by a decimal number): A Richter scale magnitude to indicate the severity of an earthquake. "Richter" is prefixed to the magnitude value. This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale
    Synonym: magnitude

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Czech

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Richter m anim (female equivalent Richterová)

  1. a male surname

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German rihtære, rihter, from Old High German rihtāri. By surface analysis, agent noun of richten. Cognates include Dutch rechter and Old English rihtere.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɪçtɐ/
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Richter m (strong, genitive Richters, plural Richter, feminine Richterin)

  1. judge

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Richter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Richters or (with an article) Richter, feminine genitive Richter, plural Richters or Richter)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

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Richter pl (proper noun, plural only)

  1. Judges: Book of Judges (book of the Bible)

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Hunsrik

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Richter m (plural Richter, feminine Richtrin)

  1. judge

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Richter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrix.tɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ixtɛr
  • Syllabification: Rich‧ter

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Richter m pers

  1. a male surname from German

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Richter f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from German

Further reading

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  • Richter”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022