recht

See also Recht

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós. Compare German recht, English right, West Frisian rjocht.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛxt

Adjective

recht (comparative rechter, superlative rechtst)

1. right (direction)
2. straight

   in een rechte lijn

   in a straight line

Declension

Declension of recht

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		recht	rechter
neuter singular	indefinite	recht	rechter
	definite	rechte	rechtere	rechtste	rechtst, rechtste
common singular		rechte	rechtere	rechtste	rechtste
plural		rechte	rechtere	rechtste	rechtste
partitive		rechts	rechters

Antonyms

• krom

Derived terms

• rechts

Noun

recht n (plural rechten, diminutive rechtje)

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

• berechten
• burgerrechten
• dierenrechten
• gewoonterecht
• grondrecht
• publiekrecht
• rechter
• rechtop
• rechtsgeleerde
• rechtsgeleerdheid
• voorrecht

Descendants

• Afrikaans: reg

Verb

recht

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

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German

Etymology

From Old High German reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (“right, straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós. Compare Dutch recht, English right, Danish ret, Yiddish רעכט (rekht).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʁɛçtʰ/
• Rhymes: -ɛçt

Adjective

recht

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

Derived terms

• rechte Hand

Adverb

recht

1. well, right
2. very
3. exactly

Related terms

• Recht

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Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *rextos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.

Noun

recht m

1. law
2. lawfulness, right

Derived terms

• rechtach
• rechtaid
• rechtaide
• rechtaire
• rechtas
• rechtge
• rechtmar

Noun 2

recht m

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

Derived terms

• rechtmar