Recht

See also: recht

German

Etymology

From Old High German reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz ‎(“right, straight”), (an adjective also used substantively as a noun), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós. Compare Dutch recht, English right, Danish ret, Swedish rätt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛçt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛçt

Noun

Recht n ‎(genitive Rechts or Rechtes, plural Rechte)

1. a right, privilege
2. a title, claim
3. the law

Declension

Declension of Recht

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Recht	die	Rechte
genitive	eines	des	Rechtes, Rechts	der	Rechte
dative	einem	dem	Recht, Rechte1	den	Rechten
accusative	ein	das	Recht	die	Rechte

¹now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Terms derived from Recht

• mit Fug und Recht
• Privatrecht n
• Rechthaberei f
• Rechthaber m

• Rechtsbeugung f
• Rechtsbruch m
• Rechtsgeschäft n
• Rechtsstreit m

• Rechtsstreitigkeit f
• Sozialrecht n
• Unrecht n
• Zivilrecht n

Related terms

• recht

External links

• Recht in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz. Formally influenced by German Recht; the expected form is *Riet (or *Riecht) as in the adjective riets. Compare Dutch recht, English right.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʀæɕt/

Noun

Recht n ‎(plural Rechter)

1. right, privilege, entitlement
2. (the) law

Derived terms

• rechtlech

Related terms

• riets