riches
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Middle English riches, plural of riche (“power, wealth”), from Old English rīċe (“power, authority, dominion”). Confused with Middle English richesse (“wealth”), from Old French, from riche (“rich, wealthy”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish rīki "rich" from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”), Old English racu (“explanation, reasoning”). More at rich
Noun[edit]
riches (plural only)
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:wealth
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
money, goods, wealth, treasure
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
riches
- plural form of riche
Anagrams[edit]
Jèrriais[edit]
Adjective[edit]
riches
- plural form of riche
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Germanic languages
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English pluralia tantum
- English plurals ending in "-es"
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French adjective forms
- French non-lemma forms
- Jèrriais adjective forms
- Jèrriais non-lemma forms
