Recht

See also: recht

German

Etymology

From Old High German reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (“right, straight”), (an adjective also used substantively as a noun), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós. Compare Dutch recht, English right, Danish ret, Swedish rätt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁɛçt/
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Rhymes: -ɛçt

Noun

Recht n (genitive Rechtes or Rechts, plural Rechte)

a right, privilege
Sie haben nicht das Recht, über irgendetwas belogen zu werden.
You do not have the right to be lied to about anything.
a title, claim
the law

Declension

Declension of Recht

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Recht	die	Rechte
genitive	eines	des	Rechtes, Rechts	der	Rechte
dative	einem	dem	Recht, Rechte¹	den	Rechten
accusative	ein	das	Recht	die	Rechte

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Derived terms

Rechthilfe
Rechtler
Rechtsanspruch
Rechtsbeugung

Rechtsstreitigkeit
Sozialrecht
Unrecht
Zivilrecht

Related terms

recht

Further reading

Recht in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz. Formally influenced by German Recht; the expected form is *Riet (or *Riecht) as in the adjective riets. Compare Dutch recht, English right.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʀæɕt/

Noun

Recht n (plural Rechter)

right, privilege, entitlement
(the) law

Derived terms

rechtlech

Related terms

riets

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