wealthとは

語源

From Middle English welth, welthe, weolthe (“happiness, prosperity”), from 古期英語 *welþ, *weleþu, from Proto-Germanic *waliþō (“wealth”). Alternatively, possibly an alteration (due to similar words in -th: compare helth (“health”), derth (“dearth”)) of wele (“wealth, well-being, weal”), from 古期英語 wela (“wealth, prosperity”), from Proto-Germanic *walô (“well-being, prosperity”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“good, best”), equivalent to weal +‎ -th. Cognate with 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.

発音

• IPA^(key): /wɛlθ/
• 韻: -ɛlθ

名詞

wealth (usually uncountable, 複数形 wealths)

1. (economics) Riches; valuable material possessions.
2. A great amount; an abundance or plenty.

   She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.

   • 2018 July 3, Ian Sample, “Routine DNA tests will put NHS at the 'forefront of medicine'”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.

3. (obsolete) Prosperity; well-being; happiness.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 1 Corinthians 10:24:

     Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:wealth

派生語

• wealthy

Further reading

• wealth in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• wealth in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• "wealth" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 331.