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gerecht

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch gerichte, gerechte (court of law), from Old Dutch *gerihte, from Proto-Germanic *garihtiją (something prepared or arranged). Compare Old English gerihte. The sense "dish" developed independently already in Old Dutch gerihte (meal).

Cognate in both meanings: German Gericht.

Noun

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gerecht n (plural gerechten, diminutive gerechtje n)

  1. (archaic) justice; the judiciary
    Synonym: justitie
  2. court of law
    Synonyms: rechtbank, rechtscollege, tribunaal
  3. a meal, or a dish served alone or part of a meal as a course
    Synonym: schotel
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: gereg
  • Negerhollands: gerecht, recht

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch gherecht, from Old Dutch *gereht (in gerehto), from Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, from *ga- + *rehtaz. Compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (garaihts), Old English geriht, German gerecht.

Cognate in both meanings: German Gericht.

Adjective

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gerecht (comparative gerechter, superlative gerechtst)

  1. just, fair, deserved
    Synonyms: billijk, gerechtvaardigd, rechtvaardig, verdiend
Declension
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Declension of gerecht
uninflected gerecht
inflected gerechte
comparative gerechter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gerecht gerechter het gerechtst
het gerechtste
indefinite m./f. sing. gerechte gerechtere gerechtste
n. sing. gerecht gerechter gerechtste
plural gerechte gerechtere gerechtste
definite gerechte gerechtere gerechtste
partitive gerechts gerechters
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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gerecht

  1. past participle of rechten
Declension
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Declension of gerecht
uninflected gerecht
inflected gerechte
positive
predicative/adverbial gerecht
indefinite m./f. sing. gerechte
n. sing. gerecht
plural gerechte
definite gerechte
partitive gerechts

German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German gereht, from Old High German gireht, from Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, from *ga- + *rehtaz. Compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (garaihts), Old English geriht, Dutch gerecht. Doublet of korrekt.

Adjective

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gerecht (strong nominative masculine singular gerechter, comparative gerechter, superlative am gerechtesten)

  1. just, fair
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Derived terms
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(terms derived from gerecht (adjective)):
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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gerecht

  1. past participle of rechen
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Further reading

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  • gerecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • gerecht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • gerecht” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gereht, from Old High German gireht, from Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, from *ga- + *rehtaz. Cognate with German gerecht, Dutch gerecht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡeˈʀæχt/, [ɡəˈʀæɕt]

Adjective

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gerecht (masculine gerechten, neuter gerecht, comparative méi gerecht, superlative am gerechtsten)

  1. just, fair

Declension

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Declension of gerecht
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass gerecht si ass gerecht et ass gerecht si si(nn) gerecht
nominative /
accusative
attributive and/or after determiner gerechten gerecht gerecht gerecht
independent without determiner gerechtes gerechter
dative after any declined word gerechten gerechter gerechten gerechten
as first declined word gerechtem gerechtem

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Adverb

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gerecht

  1. justly, fairly