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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹɪt͡ʃɪz/
Rhymes: -ɪtʃɪz Etymology: From Middle English riches, plural of riche (“power, wealth”), from Old English rīċe (“power, authority, dominion”). Confused with Middle English richesse (“wealth”), from Old French richesse, 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|richesse|riches}} Middle English riches, {{m|enm|riche||power, wealth}} riche (“power, wealth”), {{der|en|ang|rīċe||power, authority, dominion}} Old English rīċe (“power, authority, dominion”), {{cog|enm|richesse||wealth}} Middle English richesse (“wealth”), {{der|en|fro|richesse}} Old French richesse, {{m|fro|riche||rich, wealthy}} riche (“rich, wealthy”), {{der|en|gem}} Germanic, {{der|en|frk|*rīki|t=rich}} Frankish *rīki (“rich”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*rīkijaz||rich, powerful}} Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*reg-||to straighten, direct, make right}} Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”), {{cog|goh|rīhhi||rich}} Old High German rīhhi (“rich”), {{cog|de|reich||rich}} German reich (“rich”), {{cog|ang|rīċe||rich}} Old English rīċe (“rich”), {{cog|ang|racu||explanation, reasoning}} Old English racu (“explanation, reasoning”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} riches pl (plural only)
  1. Money, goods, wealth, treasure. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (money, goods, wealth, treasure): հարստություն (harstutʻyun) (Armenian), জর (zôr) (Bengali), съкровище (sǎkrovište) [neuter] (Bulgarian), богатство (bogatstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), riqueza [feminine] (Galician), Reichtümer [plural] (German), 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹 (gabei) [feminine] (Gothic), gazdagság (Hungarian), vagyon (Hungarian), rikassos (Ingrian), saibhreas [masculine] (Irish), dītiae [feminine, plural] (Latin), dīvitiae [feminine, plural] (Latin), bagātība [feminine] (Latvian), ثروت (servet) (Ottoman Turkish), سرمایه (sermaye) (Ottoman Turkish), bogactwo [neuter] (Polish), bogactwa [plural] (Polish), бога́тство (bogátstvo) [neuter] (Russian), धन्य (dhánya) [neuter] (Sanskrit), ionmhas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), bogastvo [neuter] (Slovene), obilje [neuter] (Slovene), riqueza [feminine] (Spanish), chuma (Tumbuka), lieg (Volapük), ọrọ̀ (Yoruba), ọlà (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-riches-en-noun-yGWQi0xE Disambiguation of 'money, goods, wealth, treasure': 96 4
  2. (figurative) An abundance of anything desirable. Tags: figuratively, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-riches-en-noun-oKmfwGp-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: embarrassment of riches Related terms: rich
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹɪt͡ʃɪz/
Rhymes: -ɪtʃɪz Etymology: From rich + -es (plural suffix) by analogy with poors (“poor people”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rich|es|nocat=1|pos2=plural suffix}} rich + -es (plural suffix), {{m|en|poor|poors|id=poor person|t=poor people}} poors (“poor people”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} riches pl (plural only)
  1. (rare, nonstandard) Rich people. Tags: nonstandard, plural, plural-only, rare Synonyms: wealthies
    Sense id: en-riches-en-noun-fzljONwj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 6 79 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 23 13 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ʁiʃ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-riches.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} riches
  1. plural of riche Tags: form-of, plural Form of: riche
    Sense id: en-riches-fr-adj-Ici-TWZL Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Galician]

Head templates: {{head|gl|verb form}} riches
  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of richar Tags: form-of, present, second-person, singular, subjunctive Form of: richar
    Sense id: en-riches-gl-verb-Spon1fKU Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 82 18
  2. second-person singular preterite indicative of rir Tags: form-of, indicative, preterite, second-person, singular Form of: rir
    Sense id: en-riches-gl-verb-yBW1ce4r

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} riches
  1. Alternative form of richesse Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: richesse
    Sense id: en-riches-enm-noun-8qwUGFgn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun plural form}} riches
  1. plural of riche (“realm”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: riche (extra: realm) Synonyms: richen
    Sense id: en-riches-enm-noun-cE9z-dv4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective [Norman]

Head templates: {{head|nrf|adjective form|g=p}} riches pl
  1. plural of riche (“rich”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: riche (extra: rich)
    Sense id: en-riches-nrm-adj-z4nHVU7V Categories (other): Norman entries with incorrect language header

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          "word": "lieg"
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          "ref": "1929 March, A. C. Amy, “‘Well, when I was at the War—⁠—’”, in William H[eaton] Horrocks, C. J. Coppinger, editors, Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, volume LII, number 3, London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, Ltd. […], page 189",
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        {
          "ref": "2021, Manya Srivastava, “Don't Judge a Book by It's Cover”, in Alfesha Zeeshan, Saher Beig, compilers, Musing, Rourkela, Odisha: Unvoiced Heart; Spectrum of Thoughts, page 77",
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      "word": "gazdagság"
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      "word": "ثروت"
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      "code": "yo",
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      "word": "ọrọ̀"
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      "sense": "money, goods, wealth, treasure",
      "word": "ọlà"
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          "ref": "1929 March, A. C. Amy, “‘Well, when I was at the War—⁠—’”, in William H[eaton] Horrocks, C. J. Coppinger, editors, Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, volume LII, number 3, London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, Ltd. […], page 189",
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          "ref": "2016, A. Wilding Wells, “Snowvale”, in Sunshine Bleeds a Black Edge (The Wild Things; 3), Hyp Notic Press",
          "text": "She slips her rosary out of her purse, works her fingers over the beads, and continues chanting her list of deads. It’s one of her many lists. And one of her many quirks. She’s list obsessed. The deads, the gays, the riches, the poors, the outs, the down-and-outs. […] And, after my sister, Opal committed suicide, she dipped deeper into the buggy pot. […] After Dad passed, our long-distance phone conversations took on all kinds of new eccentricities. […] The deads were not going to be disregarded, according to Mom.",
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        {
          "ref": "2021, Manya Srivastava, “Don't Judge a Book by It's Cover”, in Alfesha Zeeshan, Saher Beig, compilers, Musing, Rourkela, Odisha: Unvoiced Heart; Spectrum of Thoughts, page 77",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʁiʃ/"
    },
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}

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    "Galician entries with incorrect language header",
    "Galician non-lemma forms",
    "Galician verb forms"
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "gl",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Galician",
  "lang_code": "gl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "richar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person singular present subjunctive of richar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "richar",
          "richar#Galician"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "rir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person singular preterite indicative of rir"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rir",
          "rir#Galician"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "riches"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English non-lemma forms",
    "Middle English noun plural forms",
    "Middle English nouns"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "riches",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "richesse"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of richesse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "richesse",
          "richesse#Middle English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "riches"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English non-lemma forms",
    "Middle English noun plural forms"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "noun plural form"
      },
      "expansion": "riches",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "realm",
          "word": "riche"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of riche (“realm”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "riche",
          "riche#Middle_English:_realm"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "richen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "riches"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nrf",
        "2": "adjective form",
        "g": "p"
      },
      "expansion": "riches pl",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norman",
  "lang_code": "nrm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norman adjective forms",
        "Norman entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norman non-lemma forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "rich",
          "word": "riche"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of riche (“rich”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "riche",
          "riche#Norman"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "riches"
}

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