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 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
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

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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
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