wealth
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: economics
sciences
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English welth, welthe (“happiness, prosperity”), from Old English *welþ, *welþu, from Proto-West Germanic *waliþu (“wealth”). Alternatively, possibly an alteration (due to similar words in -th: compare helth (“health”), derth (“dearth”)) of wele (“wealth, well-being, weal”), from Old English wela (“wealth, prosperity”), from Proto-Germanic *walô (“well-being, prosperity”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“good, best”); equivalent to weal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with West Frisian wielde (“wealth”), Dutch weelde (“wealth”), Low German Weelde (“wealth”), Old High German welida, welitha (“wealth”). Related also to German Wohl (“welfare, well-being, weal”), Danish vel (“weal, welfare”), Swedish väl (“well-being, weal”). More at weal, well.
Base: weal
Affixes: -th
Inflected forms:
form: wealths
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: wealthe
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: welth
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: welthe
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Money talks, but true wealth whispers.
gloss: A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.
There is a wealth of carved wood inside: from pulpit to pews, screens to lectern, and a large medieval chest made from a hollowed-out log of bog-oak with a massive lid.
Beyond its aim to bring patients the most effective treatments faster, the service is expected to generate a wealth of data on the interplay between DNA, health and lifestyles, which will become a powerful tool for research into cancer and other diseases.
gloss: Prosperity; well-being; happiness.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
uncountable
examples: I once did lend my body for his wealth, / Which, but for him that had your husband's ring, / Had quite miscarried: […]
Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
Synonyms: abundance
affluence
cheese
ease
fortune
Mammon
opulence
plenty
richdom
riches
wealth
Antonyms: poverty
Related words: wealthy
money
owndom
property
Derived words: bookshelf wealth
bridewealth
cattlewealth
commonwealth
Commonwealth
cultural wealth
generational wealth
health is wealth
health is your first wealth
megawealth
redistribution of wealth
roll in wealth
self-made wealth
sovereign wealth fund
stealth wealth
superwealth
unwealth
wealthen
wealthfare
wealthful
wealthfully
wealthily
wealthiness
wealthless
wealthlessness
wealth tax
wealthy
wealthyish
Translations:
lang: Belarusian
word: дабрабы́т
roman: dabrabýt
lang: Bulgarian
word: благосъстоя́ние
roman: blagosǎstojánie
lang: Dutch
word: vermogen
lang: Finnish
word: rikkaus
lang: Japanese
word: 富
roman: tomi
lang: Korean
word: 부
roman: bu
lang: Macedonian
word: благосо́стојба
roman: blagosóstojba
lang: Portuguese
word: poder
lang: Russian
word: благосостоя́ние
roman: blagosostojánije
lang: Russian
word: благополу́чие
roman: blagopolúčije
lang: Swedish
word: makt
lang: Swedish
word: mäktighet
lang: Swedish
word: välgång
lang: Ukrainian
word: добро́бут
roman: dobróbut