riche

See also: Riche

English

Etymology

From Middle English riche, ryche (also rike), from Old English rīċe (“power, authority, might, dominion, rule, empire, reign”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (“realm, power”), from 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

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪtʃ/

Noun

riche (plural riches)

  1. (obsolete) A kingdom.

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French

Etymology

Middle French riche (“rich”), from Old French, from riche (“rich, wealthy”), 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”) (modern English rich). More at rich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁiʃ/
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Adjective

riche (plural riches)

  1. rich (possessing wealth)

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English rīċe, reinforced by Old French riche, ultimately of Germanic origin.

Adjective

riche

  1. rich (possessing wealth)

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Gaulish *rix (“king, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Celtic *rig (“king, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”).

Adjective

riche m, f (plural riches)

  1. rich

Norman

Etymology

From Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Gaulish *rix (“king, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Celtic *rig (“king, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”).

Adjective

riche m, f

  1. (Jersey) rich (possessing wealth)

Derived terms

  • richement (“richly; wealthily; expensively”)

Old French

Etymology

From Gaulish *rix (“king, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Celtic *rig (“king, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”).

Adjective

riche m (oblique and nominative feminine singular riche)

  1. rich (possessing wealth)

Venetian

Adjective

riche

  1. feminine plural of rico
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