gerecht

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣə.ˈrɛxt/

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• Hyphenation: ge‧recht

Etymology 1

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”).

Noun

gerecht n (plural gerechten, diminutive gerechtje n)

1. (archaic) justice; the judiciary
2. court of law
3. a meal, or a dish served alone or part of a meal as a course

Synonyms

• justitie
• rechtscollege
• schotel

Derived terms

• bijgerecht
• gerechtelijk
• gerechtsbode
• gerechtsdag
• gerechtsdienaar
• gerechtshof
• hoofdgerecht
• nagerecht
• voorgerecht

 

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

gerecht (comparative gerechter, superlative gerechtst)

1. just, fair, deserved

Inflection

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	—

Synonyms

• billijk
• gerechtvaardigd
• rechtvaardig
• verdiend

Derived terms

• gerechtigheid

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

gerecht

1. (deprecated template usage) past participle of rechten

Inflection

This participle needs an inflection-table template.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʀɛçt/
• Rhymes: -ɛçt

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

gerecht (comparative gerechter, superlative am gerechtesten)

1. just, fair

Declension

Derived terms

terms derived from gerecht (adjective)

• Gerechtigkeit
• fachgerecht
• kindgerecht
• normgerecht
• sachgerecht

• termingerecht
• verfassungsgerecht
• zeitgerecht
• selbstgerecht

Related terms

• Gericht
• Richter
• legitim

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gerecht

1. past participle of rechen

Further reading

• “gerecht” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeˈʀæχt/, [ɡəˈʀæɕt]

Adjective

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

1. just, fair

Declension

declension of gerecht

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
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

• ongerecht

Derived terms

• Gerechtegkeet

Adverb

gerecht

1. justly, fairly