Neuter
Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) a right, privilege
  2. (neuter, strong) a title, claim
  3. (neuter, strong) the law

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

recht

Aargau

Aargau

rächt

Aargau

Aargau

recht

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

recht

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

rächt

Basel-Stadt

Basel-Stadt

rächt

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁɛçt/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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