række

Etymology

From Old Norse rekja, from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵéyeti. The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛkə/, [ˈʁɑɡ̊ə]

Noun

række c (singular definite rækken, plural indefinite rækker)

1. A row.
2. A line.
3. A tier.
4. A file.
5. A rank.
6. A rack.
7. A number.
8. A series, a succession, a sequence.
9. A suite.
10. A column.
11. (chess) rank

Verb

række (imperative ræk, infinitive at række, present tense rækker, past tense rakte, perfect tense har rakt)

1. To hand, to pass.
2. To reach.
3. To carry.
4. To be enough, to stretch, to suffice.