Recht
English
Etymology
From Scots or Dutch wrecht (“worker”), both cognate to English Wright and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō. See below for German derivation.
Proper noun
Recht (plural Rechts)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Recht is the 45347nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 472 individuals. Recht is most common among White (93.01%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Recht”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German rëht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą (“right, privilege”). Compare Dutch recht, English right, Danish ret, Swedish rätt.
Pronunciation
Noun
Recht n (strong, genitive Rechtes or Rechts, plural Rechte)
- right, privilege [with zu (+ infinitive) or auf (+ accusative) ‘to something’]
- Jeder hat das Recht auf eine eigene Meinung.
- Everyone has the right to their own opinion.
- Der Käufer hat das Recht, den Vertrag jederzeit zu kündigen.
- The buyer has the right to cancel the contract at any time.
- title, claim
- law (the entirety of legal regulations set in a code of law)
- deutsches Recht ― German law
Declension
Hyponyms
- Arbeitsrecht (“industrial law, labor law”)
- Bundesrecht (“federal law”)
- Demonstrationsrecht (“right to demonstrate.”)
- Einwanderungsgesetz (“immigration law”)
- Europarecht (“European Union law”)
- Gemeinschaftsrecht (“community law”) (EU)
- Gesundheitsrecht (“health law, healthcare law”)
- Handelsrecht (“commercial law, trade law”)
- Immobilienrecht (“real estate law”)
- Insolvenzrecht (“insolvency law”)
- Konkursrecht (“bankruptcy law”)
- Kriegsrecht (“martial law”)
- Landesrecht (“state law”)
- Leistungsschutzrecht
- Medienrecht (“media law”)
- Privatrecht (“private law”)
- Remonstrationsrecht (“right to remonstrate.”)
- Sachrecht (“substantive law”)
- Seerecht (“maritime law”)
- Sozialrecht (“social law, social security law”)
- Staatsrecht (“constitutional law”)
- Steuerrecht (“tax law”)
- Strafrecht (“criminal law”)
- Übertragungsrechte (“broadcasting rights”)
- Umweltrecht (“environmental law”)
- Urheberrecht
- Verfahrensrecht (“procedural law”)
- Verfassungsrecht (“constitutional law”)
- Verfügungsrecht (“property right”)
- Versicherungsrecht (“insurance law”)
- Vertragsrecht (“contract law”)
- Verwaltungsrecht (“administrative law”)
- Vetorecht (“Power of Veto”)
- Völkerrecht (“international law”)
- Wirtschaftsrecht (“economic law”)
- Wohnrecht (“housing tenure”)
- Wohnungsrecht
- Zivilrecht
- Zuwanderungsgesetz (“immigration law”)
Derived terms
- mit Fug und Recht
- rechtens
- Rechthaber
- Rechthaberei
- Rechthilfe
- Rechtler
- rechtlich
- Rechtsakt
- Rechtsanspruch
- Rechtsanwalt
- Rechtsausschuss
- Rechtsberatung
- Rechtsbeugung
- Rechtsbruch
- Rechtsfolge
- Rechtsgelehrter
- Rechtsgeschäft
- Rechtshandlung
- Rechtsmittel
- Rechtsnachfolge
- Rechtssache
- Rechtsstreit
- Rechtsstreitigkeit
- Rechtsverdrehung
- Rechtswissenschaft
- Unrecht
Related terms
Further reading
- “Recht”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
- “Recht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Recht” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Old High German reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreçt/
- Rhymes: -eçt
- Syllabification: Recht
- Homophone: recht
Noun
Recht n (plural Recht)
Further reading
- Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Recht”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German recht, from Old Saxon reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą.
Cognate with English right, Dutch recht, German Recht.
Noun
Recht n (plural Rechten)
- right, law
- internatschonal Recht
- right, entitlement
- Plichten und Rechten
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą.
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)
- right, privilege, entitlement
- (the) law