*rehtaz
Runic: ᚱᛖᚺᛏᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈrex.tɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
- right, straight
- morally upright, just
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (‘right, straightened’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rehtaz | rehtō | rehtą, -atō | rehtai | rehtôz | rehtō |
| Acc. | rehtanǭ | rehtǭ | rehtą, -atō | rehtanz | rehtōz | rehtō |
| Gen. | rehtas, -is | rehtaizōz | rehtas, -is | rehtaizǫ̂ | rehtaizǫ̂ | rehtaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | rehtammai | rehtaizōi | rehtammai | rehtaimaz | rehtaimaz | rehtaimaz |
| Inst. | rehtanō | rehtaizō | rehtanō | rehtaimiz | rehtaimiz | rehtaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rehtô | rehtǭ | rehtô | rehtaniz | rehtōniz | rehtōnō |
| Acc. | rehtanų | rehtōnų | rehtô | rehtanunz | rehtōnunz | rehtōnō |
| Gen. | rehtiniz | rehtōniz | rehtiniz | rehtanǫ̂ | rehtōnǫ̂ | rehtanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | rehtini | rehtōni | rehtini | rehtammaz | rehtōmaz | rehtammaz |
| Inst. | rehtinē | rehtōnē | rehtinē | rehtammiz | rehtōmiz | rehtammiz |
Descendants
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*reht (Proto-West Germanic)
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reht (Old Dutch)
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recht (Middle Dutch)
- rèch (Limburgish)
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recht (Middle Dutch)
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reht (Old Dutch)
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*reht (Proto-West Germanic)
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reht (Old Dutch)
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recht (Middle Dutch)
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recht (Dutch)
- rekti (Berbice Creole Dutch)
- rääxt (Jersey Dutch)
- rècht (Papiamentu)
- leti (Saramaccan)
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recht (Dutch)
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recht (Middle Dutch)
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reht (Old Dutch)
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*reht (Proto-West Germanic)
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reht (Old Dutch)
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recht (Middle Dutch)
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recht (Dutch)
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recht, rek, ret, tret, regt (Negerhollands)
- tret (Virgin Islands Creole)
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recht, rek, ret, tret, regt (Negerhollands)
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recht (Dutch)
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recht (Middle Dutch)
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reht (Old Dutch)
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*reht (Proto-West Germanic)
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riht, reht, reoht, rieht, ryht (Old English)
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right, reȝt, riȝte, riȝt, ryȝt, ryght, righte, riht (Middle English)
- reet (Geordie)
- richt (Scots)
- reights (Yola)
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right, reȝt, riȝte, riȝt, ryȝt, ryght, righte, riht (Middle English)
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riht, reht, reoht, rieht, ryht (Old English)
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*reht (Proto-West Germanic)
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riht, reht, reoht, rieht, ryht (Old English)
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right, reȝt, riȝte, riȝt, ryȝt, ryght, righte, riht (Middle English)
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right (English)
- right (Spanish)
- reit (Welsh)
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right (English)
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right, reȝt, riȝte, riȝt, ryȝt, ryght, righte, riht (Middle English)
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riht, reht, reoht, rieht, ryht (Old English)
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*reht (Proto-West Germanic)
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riucht, riocht (Old Frisian)
- riucht, gjucht (Saterland Frisian)
- rjocht (West Frisian)
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riucht, riocht (Old Frisian)
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*reht (Proto-West Germanic)
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rëht (Old High German)
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rëht (Middle High German)
- Rëcht (Alemannic German)
- rääch, räht, räät, reht, reet, reecht, räächt (Central Franconian)
- recht, Recht (German)
- richt (Hunsrik)
- riets, riicht, Recht (Luxembourgish)
- racht (Vilamovian)
- רעכט (rekht) (Yiddish)
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rëht (Middle High German)
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rëht (Old High German)
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*reht (Proto-West Germanic)
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reht (Old Saxon)
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recht (Middle Low German)
- recht (Low German)
- rajcht (Plautdietsch)
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recht (Middle Low German)
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reht (Old Saxon)
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réttr (Old Norse)
- rett (Elfdalian)
- rættur (Faroese)
- rettar (Gutnish)
- réttur (Icelandic)
- rett (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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réttr (Old Norse)
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rǣt (Old Danish)
- rǽtter (Scanian)
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rǣt (Old Danish)
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réttr (Old Norse)
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rǣt (Old Danish)
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ret (Danish)
- rett (Norwegian Bokmål)
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ret (Danish)
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rǣt (Old Danish)
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réttr (Old Norse)
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rǣtter (Old Swedish)
- rätt, rät (Swedish)
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rǣtter (Old Swedish)
- 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (raihts) (Gothic)
- *riektë (Proto-Samic)