richtig

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German richtig. Equivalent to recht +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪx.təx/
  • Hyphenation: rich‧tig

Adjective

richtig (comparative richtiger, superlative richtigst)

  1. (archaic) correct
  2. (archaic) just
  3. (archaic) straight even

Inflection

Inflection of richtig
uninflected richtig
inflected richtige
comparative richtiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial richtig richtiger het richtigst
het richtigste
indefinite m./f. sing. richtige richtigere richtigste
n. sing. richtig richtiger richtigste
plural richtige richtigere richtigste
definite richtige richtigere richtigste
partitive richtigs richtigers

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rihtec, from Old High German rihtīg, from reht (right) + -ig. Equivalent to recht +‎ -ig. Originally only an adjective; adverb developed later.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈʁɪçtɪç/
  • (southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈʁɪçtɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: rich‧tig
  • Rhymes: -ɪçtɪç

Adjective

richtig (strong nominative masculine singular richtiger, comparative richtiger, superlative am richtigsten)

  1. correct, accurate, right

Declension

Adverb

richtig

  1. really
    Ich habe manchmal ein richtig schlechtes Gefühl.
    Sometimes I have a really bad feeling.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Kashubian: richtich
  • Silesian: rychtig, rychtyk

Further reading

  • richtig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • richtig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • richtig” in OpenThesaurus.de