richesse
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English richesse, from Old French richese, richece.
Noun
editrichesse (usually uncountable, plural richesses)
- (archaic) wealth or riches
- (countable, collective) A group of martens; the collective noun for martens.
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French richesce. By surface analysis, riche + -esse.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrichesse f (plural richesses)
Further reading
edit- “richesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
edit- reches, ricchesse, richees, riches, richess, ruchesse, rychas, rycheis, ryches, rychesce, rychese, rychesse, ryhchesse
- richeise, richeisse, richesce (Early Middle English)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Old French richesce, richesse, from riche (“rich”). Some forms are reinterpreted as the plural of riche (“rich”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrichesse (plural richesses)
- Wealth, lucre, valuables:
- Profusion, abundance; the state of being prosperous or plentiful.
- (collective) Fine ornaments or adornments; ornamentation.
- (rare) Value, worthiness.
Descendants
edit- English: riches (remodelled as a plural of rich); richesse
- Scots: riches (remodelled as a plural of rich)
- Yola: reeches (remodelled as a plural of reeche)
References
edit- “riches, n. plural.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “riches(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
editNoun
editrichesse f (plural richesses)
Old French
editNoun
editrichesse oblique singular, f (oblique plural richesses, nominative singular richesse, nominative plural richesses)
- Alternative form of richesce
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