rjocht

West Frisian

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian riuht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rjoxt/

Adjective

rjocht

  1. straight, with a constant direction, line or plane
Inflection
Inflection of rjocht
uninflected rjocht
inflected rjochte
comparative rjochter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rjochtrjochterit rjochtst
it rjochtste
indefinite c. sing. rjochterjochtererjochtste
n. sing. rjochtrjochterrjochtste
plural rjochterjochtererjochtste
definite rjochterjochtererjochtste
partitive rjochtsrjochters—
Alternative forms
  • rjucht
  • rjuecht
Further reading
  • “rjocht (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *reht (“right, correct, morally just”), related to Etymology 1.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rjoxt/

Noun

rjocht n (plural rjochten)

  1. right
  2. law
Derived terms
Further reading
  • “rjocht (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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