recht
German (Berlin)
/ʁɛçt/, /rɛçt/
adj
Definitions
- right (direction)
- proper, correct
- true, real
- just, lawful
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German reht inherited from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (right, straight, direct) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (right, straightened, having moved in a straight line).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₃reǵtós
Gloss
right, straightened, having moved in a straight line
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
右
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Rightpondia English
- alright English
- aright English
- birthright English
- bookright English
- centre-right English
- centreright English
- copyright English
- downright English
- e-right English
- folkright English
- foreright English
- headright English
- nonright English
- outright English
- playright English
- queenright English
- rent-seeking English
- right English
- right stochastic matrix English
- right-hand English
- right-handed English
- right-hearted English
- rightable English
- rightard English
- rightdoer English
- rightdoing English
- righten English
- righteous English
- righter English
- rightern English
- rightest English
- righteth English
- rightful English
- rightholder English
- righthood English
- rightie English
- rightify English
- rightish English
- rightism English
- rightist English
- rightless English
- rightly English
- rightmost English
- rightness English
- righto English
- rightsize English
- rightsome English
- rightward English
- rightwards English
- rightways English
- rightwise English
- righty English
- ultraright English
- unright English
- upright English
- rectus Latin
- rēctus Latin
- Rechtschreibfehler German
- Rechtschreibreform German
- Rechtschreibung German
- Reform German
- Regel German
- Richtigkeit German
- Schreibung German
- Seite German
- Waage German
- auf German
- aufrecht German
- aufrechterhalten German
- aufrichtig German
- folgerichtig German
- goldrichtig German
- jagdrechtlich German
- populistisch German
- radikal German
- rechtlich German
- rechtschreiblich German
- rechtspopulistisch German
- rechtsradikal German
- rechtsseitig German
- regelrecht German
- richtig German
- richtigerweise German
- richtigliegen German
- richtigstellen German
- senken German
- senkrecht German
- unrichtig German
- verfassungsrechtlich German
- waagerecht German
- widerrechtlich German
- öffentlich-rechtlich German
- alleenrecht Dutch, Flemish
- auteursrecht Dutch, Flemish
- beklemkrecht Dutch, Flemish
- burgerrecht Dutch, Flemish
- collatierecht Dutch, Flemish
- dijkrecht Dutch, Flemish
- eerstgeboorterecht Dutch, Flemish
- geboorterecht Dutch, Flemish
- gewoonterecht Dutch, Flemish
- grondrecht Dutch, Flemish
- gruitrecht Dutch, Flemish
- havenrecht Dutch, Flemish
- hoederecht Dutch, Flemish
- kaarsrecht Dutch, Flemish
- kiesrecht Dutch, Flemish
- leenrecht Dutch, Flemish
- lijnrecht Dutch, Flemish
- loodrecht Dutch, Flemish
- mensenrechten Dutch, Flemish
- natuurrecht Dutch, Flemish
- ontslagrecht Dutch, Flemish
- publiekrecht Dutch, Flemish
- recht Dutch, Flemish
- rechtbank Dutch, Flemish
- rechthoek Dutch, Flemish
- rechthoekig Dutch, Flemish
- rechtlijnig Dutch, Flemish
- rechtmatig Dutch, Flemish
- rechtop Dutch, Flemish
- rechtsgebied Dutch, Flemish
- rechtsgeding Dutch, Flemish
- rechtsgeleerde Dutch, Flemish
- rechtsgeleerdheid Dutch, Flemish
- rechtsgeschiedkundige Dutch, Flemish
- rechtsmacht Dutch, Flemish
- rechtsorde Dutch, Flemish
- rechtspleging Dutch, Flemish
- rechtspraak Dutch, Flemish
- rechtsprocedure Dutch, Flemish
- rechtsstaat Dutch, Flemish
- rechtswetenschap Dutch, Flemish
- rechtszaak Dutch, Flemish
- rechtszaal Dutch, Flemish
- rechttrekken Dutch, Flemish
- rechtvaardig Dutch, Flemish
- rechtzaal Dutch, Flemish
- rechtzetten Dutch, Flemish
- regelrecht Dutch, Flemish
- stadsrecht Dutch, Flemish
- stemrecht Dutch, Flemish
- strafrecht Dutch, Flemish
- terecht Dutch, Flemish
- vetorecht Dutch, Flemish
- volkenrecht Dutch, Flemish
- voorrecht Dutch, Flemish
- wederrechtelijk Dutch, Flemish
- zelfbeschikkingsrecht Dutch, Flemish
- *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃reǵtós Proto-Indo-European
- rettskriving Norwegian Bokmål
- rettskrivning Norwegian Bokmål
- riktig Norwegian Bokmål
- *rehtaz Proto-Germanic
- ライト Japanese
- rettskriving Norwegian Nynorsk
- riktig Norwegian Nynorsk
- riht Old English
- right Middle English
- rétt Old Norse
- réttr Old Norse
- folkeret Danish
- forkørselsret Danish
- færdigret Danish
- gryderet Danish
- mundret Danish
- ordret Danish
- ret Danish
- retshistoriker Danish
- retskilde Danish
- retslig Danish
- retsløs Danish
- retssag Danish
- retsvidenskab Danish
- strafferet Danish
- uret Danish
- rajto Esperanto
- forréttur Icelandic
- hornréttur Icelandic
- hæstiréttur Icelandic
- kosningarréttur Icelandic
- rétthyrndur Icelandic
- réttur Icelandic
- ríkisborgararéttur Icelandic
- hukum perdata Indonesian
- reit Welsh
- recht Middle Dutch
- regelrecht Middle Dutch
- *riht Old High German
- reht Old High German
- riktīgs Latvian
- reg Afrikaans
- reht Middle High German
- rihtec Middle High German
- ūfreht Middle High German
- Recht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- riets Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- riicht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- riichtbéien Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- *reht gmw-pro
- reht Old Dutch
- reht Old Saxon
- Rëcht Alemannic German
- rääch Central Franconian
- Recht Hunsrik
- *orektós Proto-Hellenic
- rait Chuukese
- auf
- Regel
- Seite
- Waage
- Reform
- senken
- richtig
- radikal
- aufrecht
- rechtlich
- senkrecht
- unrichtig
- Schreibung
- aufrichtig
- waagerecht
- regelrecht
- goldrichtig
- Richtigkeit
- populistisch
- folgerichtig
- rechtsseitig
- jagdrechtlich
- richtigliegen
- rechtsradikal
- widerrechtlich
- richtigerweise
- richtigstellen
- Rechtschreibung
- rechtschreiblich
- aufrechterhalten
- Rechtschreibfehler
- rechtspopulistisch
- Rechtschreibreform
- verfassungsrechtlich
- öffentlich-rechtlich