riqueza

See also: Riqueza

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese requeza (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from rico +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈkeθa̝/, (western) /riˈkesa̝/

Noun

riqueza f (plural riquezas)

1. riches; wealth (valuable material possessions)
2. (uncountable) richness (state or quality of being rich)

   Antonym: pobreza

   • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 88:

     largueza cõtra avariçia, et omildade cõtra a soberbea, et castidade cõtra a luxuria, et oraçõ cõtra a entẽçon do [demo], et pobreza cõtra a rriqueza

     generosity versus avarice, and humbleness versus haughtiness, and chastity versus lust, and prayer versus the Devil's design, and poverty versus richness

Related terms

• arrequecer
• arrequentar
• enrequentar
• enriquecer
• rico

 

Further reading

• “riqueza” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

References

• “requeza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “requeza” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “riqueza” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “riqueza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “riqueza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “riqueza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From rico (“rich”) +‎ -eza (“-ness”), from Old Galician-Portuguese rico, from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“powerful, rich”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈke.zɐ/ [hiˈke.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈke.zɐ/ [hiˈke.zɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈke.zɐ/ [χiˈke.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈke.za/ [hiˈke.za]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈke.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: ri‧que‧za

Noun

riqueza f (plural riquezas)

1. (uncountable) riches; wealth (valuable material possessions)

   Synonym: fortuna

2. (uncountable) richness (state or quality of being rich)

   Synonyms: abastança, fartura, fortuna, opulência

   Antonyms: carência, indigência, miséria, míngua, penúria, pobreza

3. the wealth of a person, organisation or location collectively

   Synonyms: bens, património

4. (uncountable) wealth, abundance (great amount)

   Synonyms: abundância, fartura, opulência

   Antonyms: carência, escassez, falta, míngua

5. (uncountable) sumptuousness (quality of what displays wealth)

   Synonyms: fausto, luxo, opulência, suntuosidade

   Antonyms: humildade, simplicidade

6. natural resources

   Synonym: recursos naturais

Related terms

• rico

Spanish

Etymology

From rico +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /riˈkeθa/ [riˈke.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /riˈkesa/ [riˈke.sa]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: ri‧que‧za

Noun

riqueza f (plural riquezas)

1. wealth, affluence, richness
2. (also in the plural) riches
3. richness (i.e. quality of being extremely abundant or having high intrinsic value)
4. (usually in the plural) resource (raw material used to achieve an objective)

Derived terms

• riqueza cultural

 

Related terms

• rico

 

Further reading

• “riqueza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014