riche

See also: Riche

English

Etymology

From Middle English riche, ryche (also rike), from Old English rīċe (“power, authority, might, dominion, rule, empire, reign”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (“realm, power”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *(o)reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”). Cognate with Scots rik, Dutch rijk, German Reich, Swedish rike, Icelandic ríki, Latin regnum. More at rich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪtʃ/

Noun

riche (plural riches)

1. (obsolete) A kingdom.

Synonyms

• realm
• domain

Anagrams

• Cheri, Erich, Reich, Rheic, cheir-

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French

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French riche (“rich”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from riche (“rich, wealthy”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  *rīki (“rich”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“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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Adjective

riche (plural riches)

1. rich (possessing wealth)

Synonyms

• (Louisiana, Cajun French) argenté

Antonyms

• pauvre

Related terms

• richard
• richement
• richesse

Further reading

• “riche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• chéri, chier

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English rīċe, reinforced by Old French riche, ultimately of Germanic origin.

Adjective

riche

1. rich (possessing wealth)

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Middle French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Gaulish *rix (“king, powerful, rich”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic *rig (“king, powerful, rich”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”).

Adjective

riche m or f (plural riches)

1. rich

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Norman

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Gaulish *rix (“king, powerful, rich”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic *rig (“king, powerful, rich”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”).

Adjective

riche m or f

1. (Jersey) rich (possessing wealth)

Derived terms

• richement (“richly; wealthily; expensively”)

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Old French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Gaulish *rix (“king, powerful, rich”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic *rig (“king, powerful, rich”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”).

Adjective

riche m (oblique and nominative feminine singular riche)

1. rich (possessing wealth)

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Venetian

Adjective

riche

1. feminine plural of rico