riqueza

See also: Riqueza

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese requeza (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from rico ‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /riˈkeθa/ [riˈke.θɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /riˈkeθa/ [riˈke.θɐ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /riˈkesa/ [riˈke.sɐ]

 

• Rhymes: -eθa

• Rhymes: -eθa
• Rhymes: -esa

• Hyphenation: ri‧que‧za

Noun

riqueza f (plural riquezas)

1. riches; wealth (valuable material possessions)
2. (uncountable) richness (state or quality of being rich)

   Antonym: pobreza

   • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 88:

     largueza cõtra avariçia, et omildade cõtra a soberbea, et castidade cõtra a luxuria, et oraçõ cõtra a entẽçon do [demo], et pobreza cõtra a rriqueza

     generosity versus avarice, and humbleness versus haughtiness, and chastity versus lust, and prayer versus the Devil's design, and poverty versus richness

Related terms

• arrequecer
• arrequentar
• enrequentar
• enriquecer
• rico

 

Further reading

• “riqueza”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “requeza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “requeza”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “riqueza”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “riqueza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “riqueza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “riqueza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From rico (“rich”) ‎ -eza (“-ness”), from Old Galician-Portuguese rico, from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“powerful, rich”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈke.zɐ/ [hiˈke.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈke.zɐ/ [hiˈke.zɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈke.zɐ/ [χiˈke.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈke.za/ [hiˈke.za]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈke.zɐ/

• Rhymes: -ezɐ
• Hyphenation: ri‧que‧za

Noun

riqueza f (plural riquezas)

1. (uncountable) riches; wealth (valuable material possessions)

   Synonym: fortuna

2. (uncountable) richness (state or quality of being rich)

   Synonyms: abastança, fartura, fortuna, opulência

   Antonyms: carência, indigência, miséria, míngua, penúria, pobreza

3. the wealth of a person, organisation or location collectively

   Synonyms: bens, património

4. (uncountable) wealth, abundance (great amount)

   Synonyms: abundância, fartura, opulência

   Antonyms: carência, escassez, falta, míngua

5. (uncountable) sumptuousness (quality of what displays wealth)

   Synonyms: fausto, luxo, opulência, suntuosidade

   Antonyms: humildade, simplicidade

6. natural resources

   Synonym: recursos naturais

Derived terms

• riqueza cultural

 

Related terms

• rico

 

Further reading

• “riqueza”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “riqueza”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From rico ‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /riˈkeθa/ [riˈke.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /riˈkesa/ [riˈke.sa]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -eθa
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: ri‧que‧za

Noun

riqueza f (plural riquezas)

1. wealth, affluence, richness
2. (also in the plural) riches
3. richness (i.e. quality of being extremely abundant or having high intrinsic value)
4. (usually in the plural) resource (raw material used to achieve an objective)

   Synonyms: recurso, medios

Derived terms

• riqueza cultural

 

Related terms

• rico

 

Further reading

• “riqueza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28