recht

See also: Recht

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛxt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛxt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch recht, from Old Dutch reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.

Adjective

recht (comparative rechter, superlative rechtst)

  1. right (direction)
  2. straight
    in een rechte lijn
    in a straight line
    Antonym: krom
Inflection
Inflection of recht
uninflected recht
inflected rechte
comparative rechter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rechtrechterhet rechtst
het rechtste
indefinite m./f. sing. rechterechtererechtste
n. sing. rechtrechterrechtste
plural rechterechtererechtste
definite rechterechtererechtste
partitive rechtsrechters—
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch recht, from Old Dutch reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą, a substantive derivation of the adjective.

Noun

recht n (plural rechten, diminutive rechtje n)

  1. a right, privilege
    Je hebt het recht niet om dat te doen!
    You don't have the right to do that!
  2. justice
    Noemt u dit recht? Ik noem dit onrecht.
    Do you call this justice? I call this injustice.
    Deze kale vloer doet het huis geen recht aan.
    This boring floor doesn't do the house any justice.
  3. jurisprudence, the law
    Het recht omtrent cybercriminaliteit is momenteel nog erg onduidelijk.
    Jurisprudence concerning cybercrime is currently still very unclear.
    Het recht heeft beslist.
    The law has decided.
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 3

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

recht

  1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of rechten
  2. imperative of rechten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German reht (compare Yiddish רעכט‎ (rekht)), from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (“right, straight”) (compare Icelandic réttur, Dutch recht, English right, Danish ret), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.

Pronunciation

  • (Germany) IPA(key): /ʁɛçt/, [ʁɛçtʰ]
  • (Austria, Switzerland) IPA(key): /rɛçt/, [rɛçtʰ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛçt

Adjective

recht (comparative rechter, superlative am rechtesten)

  1. right (direction)
  2. proper, correct
  3. true, real
  4. just, lawful

Declension

Comparative forms of recht
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist rechter sie ist rechter es ist rechter sie sind rechter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative rechterer rechtere rechteres rechtere
genitive rechteren rechterer rechteren rechterer
dative rechterem rechterer rechterem rechteren
accusative rechteren rechtere rechteres rechtere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der rechtere die rechtere das rechtere die rechteren
genitive des rechteren der rechteren des rechteren der rechteren
dative dem rechteren der rechteren dem rechteren den rechteren
accusative den rechteren die rechtere das rechtere die rechteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein rechterer eine rechtere ein rechteres (keine) rechteren
genitive eines rechteren einer rechteren eines rechteren (keiner) rechteren
dative einem rechteren einer rechteren einem rechteren (keinen) rechteren
accusative einen rechteren eine rechtere ein rechteres (keine) rechteren

Derived terms

  • rechte Hand f (“right hand; right-hand man, right-hand woman”)
  • rechter Winkel

Adverb

recht

  1. well, right
  2. very
  3. exactly
  • Recht n (“a right, privilege; a title, claim; the law”)

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.

Adjective

recht

  1. straight, not bent
  2. upright
  3. right, exact
  4. righteous
  5. lawful, rightful
  6. true
Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: recht
  • Limburgish: rèch

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą, a substantive derivation of the adjective.

Noun

recht n

  1. law, right, duty
  2. righteousness, justness
  3. justice, jurisprudence, law
  4. jurisdiction
  5. right, what one is entitled to by law
  6. truth
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: recht
  • Limburgish: rèch

Further reading

  • “recht (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “recht (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “recht (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “recht (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *rextus.

Noun

recht m

  1. law
  2. lawfulness, right
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

recht m

  1. paroxysm, outburst (of anger, passion, etc.)
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • rechtmar (“passionate, furious”, adjective)
Descendants
  • Irish: racht

Etymology 3

Noun

recht ?

  1. the itch, impetigo
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 4

Noun

recht ?

  1. law-abiding person, person of legal status
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • “1 recht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 recht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “3 recht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “4 recht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German recht, Dutch recht.

Adjective

recht

  1. right-hand
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