different between riche vs riches

English

Etymology

From Middle English riche, ryche (also rike), from Old English r??e (“power, authority, might, dominion, rule, empire, reign”), from Proto-West Germanic *r?k?, from Proto-Germanic *r?kij? (“realm, power”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?re?- (“to straighten, direct”).

Cognate with Scots rik, Dutch rijk, German Reich, Swedish rike, Icelandic ríki, Latin regnum. Doublet of Reich. More at rich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t?/

Noun

riche (plural riches)

1. (obsolete) A kingdom.

Synonyms

• realm
• domain

Anagrams

• Cheri, Erich, Reich, Rheic, cheir-

French

Etymology

From Middle French riche (“rich”), from Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *r?k? (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *r?kijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?re?- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German r?hhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English r??e (“rich”) (modern English rich). More at rich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?/

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 (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• chéri, chier

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rich, reche, reke, ruche, rike (chiefly N)

Etymology

From Old English r??e (“powerful, mighty, great, high-ranking, rich, wealthy, strong, potent”), from Proto-West Germanic *r?k?, from from Proto-Germanic *r?kijaz (“powerful, rich”), from Proto-Celtic *r?xs (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?re?- (“to straighten, direct, make right”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?rit??(?)/, /?ri?t??(?)/

Adjective

riche

1. rich (possessing wealth)

Descendants

• English: rich
• Yola: reeche

References

• “r??che, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *r?k? (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *r?kijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?re?- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German r?hhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English r??e (“rich”) (modern English rich).

Adjective

riche m or f (plural riches)

1. rich

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ri?x?/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *r?k?, from Proto-Germanic *r?kijaz, a derivative of *r?ks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *r?xs, from Proto-Indo-European *h?r??s (“king”). Compare Old Saxon r?ki, Dutch rijk, Old Frisian r?ke, Old English r??e, Old Norse ríkr, Gothic ???????????????????????????? (reikeis).

Adjective

rîche

1. rich

Descendants

• German: reich
• Yiddish: ????? (raykh)
• ? Italian: ricco
• ? Sicilian: riccu

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *r?k?, from Proto-Germanic *r?kij?, itself either a substantivised *r?kijaz (“rich, mighty”) or a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *r?giom (“kingdom”), from *r?xs (“king”) (compare Irish rí), from Proto-Indo-European *h?r??s (“king”). Compare Old Dutch and Old Saxon r?ki, Old Frisian r?ke, Old English r?ce, Old Norse ríki, Gothic ???????????????????? (reiki).

Noun

rîche ?

1. empire, kingdom, realm

Declension

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Descendants

• German: Reich
  • ? English: Reich
  • ? Russian: ???? (rejx)
• ? Slavic: [Term?]
  • Polish: rzesza
  • Czech: ?íše
  • Slovak: ríše

References

1. Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'
2. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Norman

Etymology

From Middle French riche (“rich”), from Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *r?k? (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *r?kijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?re?- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German r?hhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English r??e (“rich”) (modern English rich).

Adjective

riche m or f

1. (Jersey) rich (possessing wealth)

Derived terms

• richement (“richly; wealthily; expensively”)

Old French

Etymology

From Frankish *r?k? (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *r?kijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?re?- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German r?hhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English r??e (“rich”) (modern English rich).

Adjective

riche m (oblique and nominative feminine singular riche)

1. rich (possessing wealth)

Venetian

Adjective

riche

1. feminine plural of rico

English

Etymology

From Middle English riches, plural of riche (“power, wealth”), from Old English r??e (“power, authority, dominion”). Confused with Middle English richesse (“wealth”), from Old French richesse, from riche (“rich, wealthy”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *r?ki (“rich”) from Proto-Germanic *r?kijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German r?hhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English r??e (“rich”), Old English racu (“explanation, reasoning”). More at rich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t???z/
• Hyphenation: rich?es
• Rhymes: -?t??z

Noun

riches pl (plural only)

1. Money, goods, wealth, treasure.
2. (figuratively) An abundance of anything desirable.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:wealth

Derived terms

• embarrassment of riches

Related terms

• rich

Translations

Anagrams

• Chiers, shicer

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?/

Adjective

riches

1. plural of riche

Anagrams

• chéris

Middle English

Alternative forms

• richesse, reches

Etymology

Plural of riche.

Noun

riches (uncountable)

1. riches, wealth

Descendants

• English: riches
• Yola: reeches

References

• “riches, n. plural.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norman

Adjective

riches pl

1. plural of riche (“rich”)