rechten

See also: Rechten

Dutch

Etymology

Germanic, from recht (“(what is) right, justice, law”), cognate with German Recht, also from the adjective recht (“right, straight”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “aren’t that 2 etymologies? Transform pedia quote below to etymology.”)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛxtən

Verb

rechten

1. To seek justice, notably:
   1. To sue judicially
   2. To contend by argument etc.
2. To straighten
3. To erect, raise

Inflection

Conjugation of rechten (weak)
infinitive	rechten
past singular	rechtte
past participle	gerecht
infinitive	rechten
gerund	rechten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	recht	rechtte
2nd person sing. (jij)	recht	rechtte
2nd person sing. (u)	recht	rechtte
2nd person sing. (gij)	recht	rechtte
3rd person singular	recht	rechtte
plural	rechten	rechtten
subjunctive sing.1	rechte	rechtte
subjunctive plur.1	rechten	rechtten
imperative sing.	recht
imperative plur.1	recht
participles	rechtend	gerecht
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• (seek justice): recht zoeken
• (seek justice, judicial only): procederen
• (straighten): rechtmaken, rechttrekken (both cognate)
• (erect): oprichten (cognate)

Noun

rechten

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of recht
2. (academic subject, colloquial) law

   De uitdrukking ‘rechten’ stamt uit het universitair onderwijs in de middeleeuwen toen men aan de juridische faculteiten zowel wereldlijk (vooral Romeins) recht als het canoniek recht kon studeren.^[1]

   The appellation ‘laws’ derives from the university-level education in the middle ages, when at the law colleges one could study secular (mainly Roman) law as well as canon law.

Synonyms

• (academic subject): rechtsgeleerdheid

See also

• wet

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʀɛçtn̩/, /ˈʀɛçtən/

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German rehten, from Old High German rehton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛçtn̩/
• Hyphenation: rech‧ten

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Verb

1. (formal) to argue

Further reading

• “rechten” in Duden online

Etymology 2

Verb

rechten

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person plural preterite of rechen.
2. (deprecated template usage) Third-person plural preterite of rechen.
3. (deprecated template usage) First-person plural subjunctive II of rechen.
4. (deprecated template usage) Third-person plural subjunctive II of rechen.

Etymology 3

Adjective

rechten

1. inflection of recht:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural