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
Noun
riche (plural riches)
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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] Frankish *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
Adjective
riche (plural riches)
- rich (possessing wealth)
Synonyms
- (Louisiana, Cajun French) argenté
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Further reading
- “riche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English rīċe, reinforced by Old French riche, ultimately of Germanic origin.
Adjective
riche
- rich (possessing wealth)
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)
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
Derived terms
- richement (“richly; wealthily; expensively”)
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)
- rich (possessing wealth)
Venetian
Adjective
riche
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