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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "reichtum" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "reichtum" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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Sooooo…you list die Reichtümer as the plural for der Reichtum. Dict.cc and Duden seem to treat them as separate words (i.e Reichtum has no plural and Reichtümer has no singular)…(?)
Is this a case where we just pat the Word Police on the head and say, “Sure, whatever you say…also, get a life.” And normal people pretty much think they are singular/plural of the same word?
With Reichtümer, it sounds like the emphasis is on the acutal *things* / riches vs. Reichtum on the concept of richness / wealth…but idk. “Wealth” feels more plural to me in English, so I’m already confused. Thoughts?
Unrelated, but how has this word not been featured in an article yet!? Just think of the reichtum of rectum-related puns to make your readers cringe!
Interesting.
This is one of those pieces of trivia that can absolutely kill any conversation at a date or a party.
– “Did you know that Reichtum and Reichtümer are two separate words according to Duden”
– “Uh… oh wow… I think I’ll have to leave soon.”
Seriously… They will have their reason for it, but I do not believe that they are historically two words and also I think learners would be WAY more confused if I make two separate entries. So yeah… I’m not changing that and Duden gets another entry in my “why I don’t respect the Duden” shitlist.
That said, if someone wants to think of them as two words, I have no problem with that at all. To each their own :D.
“Reichtum” is like a mix between the entirety of the belongings and a state.
Like… a mix between “his wealth” and “his being rich”.
“Reichtümer” is solely about the wealthy items and refers to a bunch of them without being specific. Like… “a bunch of yachts” also has no singular in a way because then it wouldn’t be a bunch any more.
I do have an article on “reichen” which does cover “reich” too, but I didn’t think of rectum during that… uhm… analsys.
Reichtum by itself isn’t really enough material for a whole article but I’m always happy to discuss stuff like this in the comments here, because it makes the dictionary more valuable for others. I’m sure Duden has that too… oh wait XD.
Oh ok…I thought the deciding factor behind why an article gets made is “abundance and availability of puns.” But apparently it’s “learning content.” Got it. ;)