English → Latin
“riches” in Latin
dīvitiaeriches, wealth, affluence; a fortuneopsstrength, power, power to help, property; resources, wealth, riches; assistance, help, aid, supportopulentuswealthy; rich; opulentfacultāsability to do any thing easily, skill, capacity, power; means, resources; opportunity, chancefortūnafortune, luck; good fortune; misfortune (depending on context); destiny, fatecōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches; plenty, fulness, multitude; opportunity, facilities (the means of doing abundōto overflow, flow over or down; to abound or overflow in; to exceed (in)gazatreasury; treasure, riches; wealthūbertāsrichness, plenty, abundance, copiousness; fruitfulness, fertilitycrēbritāsthickness, closeness, frequency
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
riches
PROP., divitiae (opposed to paupertas; of a private man): opes (as a means of influence; hence of the wealth of nations): opulentia (power and greatness with good circumstances): facultates, plur., (means; private): fortunae (goods, in general): copiae (plentiful means): abundantia (affluence): gazae (royal treasures).
Figuratively, divitiae (rarely in this sense): copia: ubertas: crebritas: abundantia.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for riches?
- The usual Latin words for “riches” are dīvitiae, ops, opulentus; also facultās, fortūna, cōpia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.