Recht

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛçt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛçt

Noun[edit]

Recht n (genitive Rechtes or Rechts, plural Rechte)

  1. a right, privilege
    Sie haben nicht das Recht, über irgendetwas belogen zu werden.
    You do not have the right to be lied to about anything.
  2. a title, claim
  3. the law

Declension[edit]

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

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

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Noun[edit]

Recht n (plural Rechter)

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

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