gerecht

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣə.ˈrɛxt/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gerichte, gerechte (“court of law”), from Old Dutch *gerihte, from Proto-Germanic *garihtiją (“something prepared or arranged”). Compare Old English gerihte. The sense "dish" developed independently already in Old Dutch gerihte (“meal”).

Noun

gerecht n (plural gerechten, diminutive gerechtje n)

  1. (archaic) justice; the judiciary
  2. court of law
  3. a meal, or a dish served alone or part of a meal as a course
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Adjective

gerecht (comparative gerechter, superlative gerechtst)

  1. just, fair, deserved
Inflection
Inflection of gerecht
uninflected gerecht
inflected gerechte
comparative gerechter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gerecht gerechter het gerechtst
het gerechtste
indefinite m./f. sing. gerechte gerechtere gerechtste
n. sing. gerecht gerechter gerechtste
plural gerechte gerechtere gerechtste
definite gerechte gerechtere gerechtste
partitive gerechts gerechters —
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Etymology 2

Participle

gerecht

  1. past participle of rechten
Inflection

This participle needs an inflection-table template.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʀɛçt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛçt

Etymology 1

ge- +‎ Recht (“right, law, justice”); cognate with Dutch (see above).

Adjective

gerecht (comparative gerechter, superlative am gerechtesten)

  1. just, fair

Declension

Derived terms
Declension
Comparative forms of gerecht
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist gerechter sie ist gerechter es ist gerechter sie sind gerechter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative gerechterer gerechtere gerechteres gerechtere
genitive gerechteren gerechterer gerechteren gerechterer
dative gerechterem gerechterer gerechterem gerechteren
accusative gerechteren gerechtere gerechteres gerechtere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der gerechtere die gerechtere das gerechtere die gerechteren
genitive des gerechteren der gerechteren des gerechteren der gerechteren
dative dem gerechteren der gerechteren dem gerechteren den gerechteren
accusative den gerechteren die gerechtere das gerechtere die gerechteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein gerechterer eine gerechtere ein gerechteres (keine) gerechteren
genitive eines gerechteren einer gerechteren eines gerechteren (keiner) gerechteren
dative einem gerechteren einer gerechteren einem gerechteren (keinen) gerechteren
accusative einen gerechteren eine gerechtere ein gerechteres (keine) gerechteren

Etymology 2

Verb

gerecht

  1. past participle of rechen

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German gereht, from Old High German gireht. Cognate with German gerecht, Dutch gerecht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʀæɕt/

Adjective

gerecht (masculine gerechten, neuter gerecht, comparative méi gerecht, superlative am gerechtsten)

  1. just, fair

Declension

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Adverb

gerecht

  1. justly, fairly
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