riche
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French riche (“rich”), from Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *rīkī (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“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 edit
Adjective edit
riche (plural riches)
- rich (possessing wealth)
- Antonym: pauvre
- Ses parents étant riches, il se permet de porter des vêtements à la mode
- His parents are rich, so he can wear fashionable clothes
Synonyms edit
- (Louisiana, Cajun French) argenté
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Louisiana Creole: rish
Further reading edit
- “riche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Verb edit
riche
- inflection of richar:
- (reintegrationist norm, less recommended) second-person singular preterite indicative of rir
Middle English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English rīċe (“mighty, rich”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“powerful, rich”), from *rīks, an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
riche (plural and weak singular riche, comparative richere, superlative richest)
- Rich, wealthy (possessing wealth):
- Fine, marvellous; high-quality:
- Strong, mighty (possessing strength):
- Profuse, lavish (in an attribute or quality):
- Potent, powerful (of a ruler or official)
- p. 1154, “AD 1129”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 87, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 2018 February 8:
- ſe an ƿæſ ᵹehaten petruſ · he ƿæſ munec of clunni ·⁊ ƿeaſ boren of þa ricceſte men of rome · mid him helden ða of rome ·⁊ ſe duc of ſicilie ·
- One was called Peter; he was a monk from Cluny who was descended from Rome's most powerful men. The people of Rome and the duke of Sicily sided with him.
- Belonging to the nobility; high-ranking.
- Intense; loud (in sound), deep (in colour)
- Renowned, respectable; having a good reputation.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Noun edit
riche
- The rich and powerful; high-ranking people.
- A rich or powerful individual.
Descendants edit
- English: rich
Adverb edit
riche
Descendants edit
References edit
- “rī̆che, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “rī̆che, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old English rīċe (“kingdom”, see -riche), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, from Proto-Celtic *rīgyom.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
riche (plural riches or (early) richen) (chiefly poetic)
- The realm of a king; a kingdom.
- 1477, Blind Harry, The Wallace:
- Bot Bruce was knawin weyll ayr off this kynrik; For he had rycht, we call no man him lik. Bot Wallace thriss this kynrik conquest haile, In Ingland fer socht battaill on that rik.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Royal authority or dominion.
- (figurative) A divine kingdom or realm.
- 15th c., Le Bone Florence of Rome, Lines 1804-1809:
- Alther furste to the kyrke sche went, to here a masse verament, and preyed god of hys grace, that he wolde bryng hur to that ryke, that evyr more ys yoye in lyke, before hys worthy face;
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 15th c., Le Bone Florence of Rome, Lines 1804-1809:
- (figurative) Divine authority or power.
Related terms edit
References edit
- “rī̆che, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
riche
- Alternative form of richen
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *rīkī (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”) (modern English rich).
Adjective edit
riche m or f (plural riches)
Middle High German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”).
Adjective edit
rîche
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | nonneuter | neuter | ||
strong declension | nominative | rîcher | rîchiu | rîcheȥ | rîche | rîchiu |
genitive | rîches | rîcher(e) | rîches | rîcher(e) | ||
dative | rîchem(e) | rîcher(e) | rîchem(e) | rîchen | ||
accusative | rîchen | rîche | rîcheȥ | rîche | rîchiu | |
weak declension | nominative | dër rîche | diu rîche | daȥ rîche | die rîchen | diu rîchen |
genitive | dës rîchen | dër rîchen | dës rîchen | dër rîchen | ||
dative | dëm rîchen | dër rîchen | dëm rîchen | dën rîchen | ||
accusative | dën rîchen | die rîchen | daȥ rîche | die rîchen | diu rîchen |
Descendants edit
- Alemannic German: riich
- Central Franconian: rich, riech, reich
- Luxembourgish: räich
- German: reich
- Yiddish: רײַך (raykh)
References edit
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “rîche”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, itself either a substantivised *rīkijaz (“rich, mighty”) or a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīgiom (“kingdom”), from *rīxs (“king”) (compare Irish rí), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”). Compare Old Dutch and Old Saxon rīki, Old Frisian rīke, Old English rīce, Old Norse ríki, Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹 (reiki).
Noun edit
rîche n
Declension edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “rîche”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
- Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *rīkī (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”) (modern English rich).
Adjective edit
riche m or f
- (Jersey) rich (possessing wealth)
- 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 515:
- Ch'n'est pas les ciens qui labourent le pûs près du fossaï qui sont les pûs riches.
- It is not they who plough nearest the hedge who are the richest.
Derived terms edit
- richement (“richly; wealthily; expensively”)
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Frankish *rīkī (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”).
Adjective edit
riche m (oblique and nominative feminine singular riche)
- rich (possessing wealth)
Descendants edit
Venetian edit
Adjective edit
riche