rechter

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛx.tər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: rech‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɛxtər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rechtere. By surface analysis, rechten (to judge) +‎ -er (agent suffix). Compare German Richter.

Noun

rechter m (plural rechters, diminutive rechtertje n)

  1. (law) judge
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: rechter, regter

Etymology 2

Originally feminine dative of recht. Generalized from the expression ter rechter hand, ter rechter zijde (on the right hand/side).

Adjective

rechter (not comparable)

  1. right (not left)
    Synonym: rechts
    Antonyms: linker, links
    Er zit een vlek op je rechter broekspijp.
    There’s a spot on your right trouser leg.
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of rechter
uninflected rechter
inflected rechter
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. rechter
n. sing. rechter
plural rechter
definite rechter
partitive
Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

rechter

  1. comparative degree of recht (straight)

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

rechter

  1. comparative degree of recht
  2. inflection of recht:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural