eric
/ˈɛɹɪk/
eric noun: a fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.
Noun (1)
eric (plural erics)
- A fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.
- The court-poets of Wales […] could demand an eric of ‘nine cows, and nine-score pence of money besides’.1948 (revised 1952), Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Faber & Faber 1999, p. 18
Proper noun (1) capitalized: ERIC
ERIC
- Acronym of Education Resources Information Center.
- Acronym of European Research Infrastructure Consortium.
- Acronym of Electronic Registration Information Center.
- ERIC was formed to help states maintain accurate voter rolls and spot illegal voting. But instances of duplicate voting and out-of-state or out-of-precinct voting continue despite ERIC’s involvement. ERIC has failed at its stated mission of maintaining voter rolls because its true mission is to...2023 December 12, Michael Greibrok, Kristi Stahr, “THE GREAT EXIT: Why States are Leaving Politically Driven ERIC and Why More States Should Follow.”, in Foundation for Government Accountability...
Noun (2) capitalized: ERIC
ERIC (uncountable)
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Eric
Eric
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- "What's your name?" "Eric - I mean Williams." "Then why don't you say what you mean?"1859, Frederic William Farrar, chapter II, in Eric, or Little by Little: A Tale of Roslyn School
- Mark it. Professor Roberts does not like the name Eric. This happens to be one of his given names, and it is a very honorable one. Eric was the first Viking explorer of the North American continent, and this ERIC we hope will be an explorer in the fields of complex therapy.1959, Roentgens, Rads and Riddles: A Symposium on Supervoltage Radiation Therapy., U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, page 71
eric meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
eric in Hindi
- एरिक
eric in Tamil
- எரிக், ஈரிக்
eric in Marathi
- एरिक
eric in Urdu
- ایرک, ایریک
More languagesFewer languages
- eric in Bengali
- এরিক, ইরিক
- eric in Telugu
- ఎరిక్
- eric in Malayalam
- എറിക്, എരിക്
- eric in Kannada
- ಎರಿಕ್
- eric in Punjabi
- ਏਰਿਕ, ਐਰਿਕ, ਈਰਿਕ
- eric in Gujarati
- એરિક, એરીક, ઈરિક
- eric in Odia
- ଏରିକ୍, ଇରିକ୍, ଇରିକ
- eric in Nepali
- एरिक, इरिक
Examples of eric in a sentence
- Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!
- Eric played a catchy tune on his acoustic guitar and Alyssa played the drums.
- Eric wrote a catchy tune to play on his acoustic guitar while Alyssa plays the drums.
Forms of eric
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | erics |
| alternative form | eriach |
| alternative form | erick |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Erick |
| alternative form | Erik |
| alternative form | Eriq |
| alternative form | Erique |
Origin of eric
From Irish éiric.
From Middle English Eric, from Old English Eoric, from Old Norse Eirríkr, Eiríkr (from ei (“always, eternal”, see aye) + ríkr (“ruler”)), or from Proto-Germanic *Aizarīkijaz (from *aizō (“honor”) + *rīkijaz (“ruler”)). Less likely from einn (“sole, alone”) + ríkr (“ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king”, cognate to Latin rēx and Gaulish *rīx). The name was in use in Anglo-Saxon Britain, reinforced by Scandinavian settlers before the Norman Conquest. Compare Danish Erik, German Erich. Possible doublet of Euric.
Words formed from eric
Phrases with eric
Words that rhyme with eric
- berwick
- generic
- exoteric
- atmospheric
- derrick
- esoteric
- alphanumeric
- cleric
- Derek
- ferric
- numeric
- spheric
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Questions about eric
- What does eric mean?
- Eric means a fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.
- What is eric in Hindi?
- Eric in Hindi is एरिक. See Eric meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is eric?
- Eric can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce eric?
- Eric is pronounced /ˈɛɹɪk/.
- What is the plural of eric?
- The plural of eric is erics.
Words near eric in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: eric (page history and authors); ERIC (page history and authors); Eric (page history and authors); eric (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eric (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eric (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eric (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eric (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eric (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eric (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eric (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eric (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eric (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eric (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eric (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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