gerecht

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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).

Cognate in both meanings: German Gericht.

Noun

gerecht n (plural gerechten, diminutive gerechtje n)

  1. (archaic) justice; the judiciary
    Synonym: justitie
  2. court of law
    Synonyms: rechtbank, rechtscollege, tribunaal
  3. a meal, or a dish served alone or part of a meal as a course
    Synonym: schotel
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Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: gereg
  • Negerhollands: gerecht, recht

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch gherecht, from Old Dutch *gereht (in gerehto), from Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, from *ga- + *rehtaz. Compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (garaihts), Old English geriht, German gerecht.

Cognate in both meanings: German Gericht.

Adjective

gerecht (comparative gerechter, superlative gerechtst)

  1. just, fair, deserved
    Synonyms: billijk, gerechtvaardigd, rechtvaardig, verdiend
Declension
Declension 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
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

gerecht

  1. past participle of rechten
Declension
Declension of gerecht
uninflected gerecht
inflected gerechte
positive
predicative/adverbial gerecht
indefinite m./f. sing. gerechte
n. sing. gerecht
plural gerechte
definite gerechte
partitive gerechts

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German gereht, from Old High German gireht, from Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, from *ga- + *rehtaz. Compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (garaihts), Old English geriht, Dutch gerecht. Doublet of korrekt.

Adjective

gerecht (strong nominative masculine singular gerechter, comparative gerechter, superlative am gerechtesten)

  1. just, fair
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

gerecht

  1. past participle of rechen
Declension

Further reading

  • gerecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • gerecht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • gerecht” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German gereht, from Old High German gireht, from Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, from *ga- + *rehtaz. Cognate with German gerecht, Dutch gerecht.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. just, fair

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

Adverb

gerecht

  1. justly, fairly