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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrichesses
Native Script:richesse
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁi.ʃɛs/
"Il a partagé ses richessses avec les pauvres."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A very large quantity of money, property, or valuable possessions; wealth.
"He spent his lifetime accumulating vast riches." - 2
An abundance of valuable resources, qualities, or features.
"The museum holds the artistic riches of the Renaissance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'richesse', borrowed from Old French 'richesse' (wealth, nobility), originating from the Germanic root *rīkijaz (powerful, wealthy). Over time, the terminal 's' was reanalyzed as a plural suffix, shifting the morphological form while maintaining the core meaning of abundant material possessions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Riches" is said worldwide
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richesses
Transliteration: /ʁi.ʃɛs/
Script: richesse
"Il a partagé ses richessses avec les pauvres."
Reichtümer
Transliteration: /ˈʁaɪ̯çˌtyːmɐ/
Script: Reichtum
"Sie suchten nach den verborgenen Reichtümern des alten Tempels."
ricchezze
Transliteration: /rikˈkɛt.t͡se/
Script: ricchezza
"La terra offre innumerevoli ricchezze naturali."
riquezas
Transliteration: /riˈke.sas/
Script: riqueza
"El explorador buscaba fama y riquezas."
riquezas
Transliteration: /ʁiˈkezɐs/
Script: riqueza
"O país possui grandes riquezas minerais."
धन-दौलत
Transliteration: dhan-daulat
"उसने अपनी सारी riches दान कर दी।"
财富
Transliteration: cái fù
"这座城市拥有丰富的历史财富。"
부유함
Transliteration: buyuham
"그는 자신의 부를 자선 사업에 기부했다."
富
Transliteration: tomi
"彼らは多くの富を築き上げた。"
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