recht
From Middle Dutch recht, from Old Dutch reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.
recht (comparative rechter, superlative rechtst)
Inflection of recht | ||||
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uninflected | recht | |||
inflected | rechte | |||
comparative | rechter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | recht | rechter | het rechtst het rechtste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | rechte | rechtere | rechtste |
n. sing. | recht | rechter | rechtste | |
plural | rechte | rechtere | rechtste | |
definite | rechte | rechtere | rechtste | |
partitive | rechts | rechters | — |
From Middle Dutch recht, from Old Dutch reht, from Proto-West Germanic *rehta, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą, a substantive derivation of the adjective.
recht n (plural rechten, diminutive rechtje n)
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
recht
From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht (“right, straight”).
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recht (strong nominative masculine singular rechter, comparative rechter, superlative am rechtesten or (very rare) am rechtsten)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist recht | sie ist recht | es ist recht | sie sind recht | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | rechter | rechte | rechtes | rechte |
genitive | rechten | rechter | rechten | rechter | |
dative | rechtem | rechter | rechtem | rechten | |
accusative | rechten | rechte | rechtes | rechte | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der rechte | die rechte | das rechte | die rechten |
genitive | des rechten | der rechten | des rechten | der rechten | |
dative | dem rechten | der rechten | dem rechten | den rechten | |
accusative | den rechten | die rechte | das rechte | die rechten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein rechter | eine rechte | ein rechtes | (keine) rechten |
genitive | eines rechten | einer rechten | eines rechten | (keiner) rechten | |
dative | einem rechten | einer rechten | einem rechten | (keinen) rechten | |
accusative | einen rechten | eine rechte | ein rechtes | (keine) rechten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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 |
1Very rare.
recht
From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German reht. Compare German recht, Dutch recht.
recht (comparative rechter, superlative rechtest)
From Old Dutch reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht.
recht
Adjective | |||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | recht | rechte | recht | rechte |
Definite | rechte | rechte | |||
Accusative | Indefinite | rechten | rechte | recht | rechte |
Definite | rechte | ||||
Genitive | rechts | rechter | rechts | rechter | |
Dative | rechten | rechter | rechten | rechten |
From Old Dutch reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, a substantive derivation of the adjective.
recht n
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derivative of Old Irish recht (“law, lawfulness”)
recht
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
recht | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
From Proto-Celtic *rextus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-tus. Cognate with Welsh rhaith (“a right, entitlement”) (from Proto-Brythonic *rreiθ (“rule, law”)) and indirectly German Recht (“law”) (from Proto-Germanic *rehtą (“a right, privilege”)).
recht m (genitive rechto or rechta, nominative plural rechtae)
For quotations using this term, see Citations:recht.
Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | recht, rect | rechtL, rect | rechtaeH, recte |
Vocative | recht, rect | rechtL, rect | rechtu |
Accusative | rechtN, rect | rechtL, rect | rechtu |
Genitive | rechtoH, rect(t)oH, rec(h)ta | rechtoL, rect(t)oL, rec(h)ta | rechtaeN |
Dative | rechtL, rect | rechtaib | rechtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną (“to care for, worry about”). If so, ultimately cognate to Etymology 1 above.
recht m
Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | recht | rechtL | rechtaeH |
Vocative | recht | rechtL | rechtu |
Accusative | rechtN | rechtL | rechtu |
Genitive | rechtoH, rechtaH | rechtoL, rechtaL | rechtaeN |
Dative | rechtL | rechtaib | rechtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
recht also rrecht after a proclitic |
recht pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German reht. Compare German recht, Dutch recht.
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