riicht

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

  • rit (now southern dialects)

Etymology

From Old High German *riht, variant of reht (whence Luxembourgish riets), both from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz. Cognate with German recht, English right, Dutch recht, Icelandic réttur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʀiːχt/, [ʀiːɕt]
  • Rhymes: -iːɕt

Adjective

riicht (masculine riichten, neuter riicht, comparative méi riicht, superlative am riichtsten)

  1. straight

Declension

Declension of riicht
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass riicht si ass riicht et ass riicht si si(nn) riicht
nominative /
accusative
attributive and/or after determiner riichten riicht riicht riicht
independent without determiner riichtes riichter
dative after any declined word riichten riichter riichten riichten
as first declined word riichtem riichtem

Adverb

riicht

  1. straight, in a straight line