reich
Meaning
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rich
Concepts
rich
wealthy
affluent
well-off
well-to-do
abundant
plentiful
profuse
ample
aplenty
copious
mighty
powerful
well off
prolific
prosperous
wealthily
affluently
reach
easily
skillfully
sufficiently
well
supreme
attacker
opponent
noble
decorated
kingdom
richly
fur-lined
ghetto fabulous
monied
well-heeled
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁaɪ̯ç/
Etymology
From Middle High German rīche, from Old High German rīhhi (“rich, mighty”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (compare Irish rí). All from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to rule”), from which Latin rēx is derived. See also German Reich. Cognates include Danish rig, Dutch rijk, English rich, Icelandic ríkur Swedish rik and Plautdietsch rikj.
reichen
- (intransitive,weak) to reach (extend a certain distance)
- (ditransitive,weak) to pass, to hand, to serve, to put within reach
- (intransitive,weak) to suffice, to be enough, to do (for a certain purpose)
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