riche

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See also: Riche and -riche

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French riche (“rich”), from Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *rīkī (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”) (modern English rich). More at rich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁiʃ/
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  • Rhymes: -iʃ

Adjective

riche (plural riches)

  1. rich (possessing wealth)
    Antonym: pauvre
    Ses parents étant riches, il se permet de porter des vêtements à la mode
    His parents are rich, so he can wear fashionable clothes

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Louisiana Creole: rish

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Galician

Verb

riche

  1. inflection of richar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
  2. (reintegrationist norm, less recommended) second-person singular preterite indicative of rir

Middle English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈriːt͡ʃ(ə)/

Etymology 1

From Old English rīċe (“mighty, rich”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“powerful, rich”), from *rīks, an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

Alternative forms

Adjective

riche (plural and weak singular riche, comparative richere, superlative richest)

  1. Rich, wealthy (possessing wealth):
    1. Fertile, bounteous; providing wealth.
    2. Expensive, precious; of high value.
  2. Fine, marvellous; high-quality:
    1. Ornate, splendid; highly detailed.
    2. Efficacious, useful, powerful.
    3. (rare) Finely-attired.
  3. Strong, mighty (possessing strength):
    1. Profuse, lavish (in an attribute or quality):
    2. Potent, powerful (of a ruler or official)
      • p. 1154, “AD 1129”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 87, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 2018 February 8:
        ſe an ƿæſ ᵹehaten petruſ · he ƿæſ munec of clunni ·⁊ ƿeaſ boren of þa ricceſte men of rome · mid him helden ða of rome ·⁊ ſe duc of ſicilie ·
        One was called Peter; he was a monk from Cluny who was descended from Rome's most powerful men. The people of Rome and the duke of Sicily sided with him.
    3. Belonging to the nobility; high-ranking.
  4. Intense; loud (in sound), deep (in colour)
  5. Renowned, respectable; having a good reputation.
Descendants

Noun

riche

  1. The rich and powerful; high-ranking people.
  2. A rich or powerful individual.
Descendants

Adverb

riche

  1. Richly, marvellously.
Descendants

References

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English rīċe (“kingdom”, see -riche), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, from Proto-Celtic *rīgyom.

Alternative forms

Noun

riche (plural riches or (early) richen) (chiefly poetic)

  1. The realm of a king; a kingdom.
    Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom, kingriche
    • 1477, Blind Harry, The Wallace:
      Bot Bruce was knawin weyll ayr off this kynrik; For he had rycht, we call no man him lik. Bot Wallace thriss this kynrik conquest haile, In Ingland fer socht battaill on that rik.
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  2. Royal authority or dominion.
    Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom, kingriche (rare)
  3. (figurative) A divine kingdom or realm.
    Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom, kingriche (rare)
    • 15th c., Le Bone Florence of Rome, Lines 1804-1809:
      Alther furste to the kyrke sche went, to here a masse verament, and preyed god of hys grace, that he wolde bryng hur to that ryke, that evyr more ys yoye in lyke, before hys worthy face;
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  4. (figurative) Divine authority or power.
    Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom
References

Etymology 3

Verb

riche

  1. Alternative form of richen

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *rīkī (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”) (modern English rich).

Adjective

riche m or f (plural riches)

  1. rich

Middle High German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”).

Adjective

rīche

  2. rich
Declension
Positive forms of rīche
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter nonneuter neuter
strong declension nominative rīcher rīchiu rīcheȥ rīche rīchiu
genitive rīches rīcher(e) rīches rīcher(e)
dative rīchem(e) rīcher(e) rīchem(e) rīchen
accusative rīchen rīche rīcheȥ rīche rīchiu
weak declension nominative dër rīche diu rīche daȥ rīche die rīchen diu rīchen
genitive dës rīchen dër rīchen dës rīchen dër rīchen
dative dëm rīchen dër rīchen dëm rīchen dën rīchen
accusative dën rīchen die rīchen daȥ rīche die rīchen diu rīchen
Descendants

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “rîche”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, itself either a substantivised *rīkijaz (“rich, mighty”) or a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīgiom (“kingdom”), from *rīxs (“king”) (compare Irish rí), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”). Compare Old Dutch and Old Saxon rīki, Old Frisian rīke, Old English rīce, Old Norse ríki, Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹 (reiki).

Noun

rīche n

  2. empire, kingdom, realm
Declension
Declension of rīche (neuter, class 1 strong)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein daȥ rīche diu rīche
genitive eines dës rīches dër rīche
dative eime dëm rīche dën rīchen
accusative ein daȥ rīche diu rīche
Descendants

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “rîche”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
  1. Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'
  2. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Norman

Etymology

From Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *rīkī (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”) (modern English rich).

Adjective

riche m or f

  1. (Jersey) rich (possessing wealth)
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, page 515:
      Ch'n'est pas les ciens qui labourent le pûs près du fossaï qui sont les pûs riches.
      It is not they who plough nearest the hedge who are the richest.

Derived terms

  • richement (“richly; wealthily; expensively”)

Old French

Etymology

From Frankish *rīkī (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”).

Adjective

riche m (oblique and nominative feminine singular riche)

  1. rich (possessing wealth)

Descendants

Venetan

Adjective

riche

  1. feminine plural of rico
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