gerecht

• IPA^(key): /ɣə.ˈrɛxt/

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• Hyphenation: ge‧recht
• Rhymes: -ɛxt

From Middle Dutch gerichte, gerechte (“court of law”), from Old Dutch *gerihte, from Proto-Germanic *garihtiją (“something prepared or arranged”). Compare Old English gerihte. The sense "dish" developed independently already in Old Dutch gerihte (“meal”).

Cognate in both meanings: German Gericht.

gerecht n (plural gerechten, diminutive gerechtje n)

1. (archaic) justice; the judiciary
2. court of law
3. a meal, or a dish served alone or part of a meal as a course

• justitie
• rechtscollege
• schotel

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From Middle Dutch gherecht, from Old Dutch *gereht (in gerehto), from Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, from *ga- + *rehtaz. Compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (garaihts), Old English geriht, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Cognate in both meanings: German Gericht.

gerecht (comparative gerechter, superlative gerechtst)

1. just, fair, deserved

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• billijk
• gerechtvaardigd
• rechtvaardig
• verdiend

• gerechtigheid

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

gerecht

1. past participle of rechten

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• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʁɛçt/
• Rhymes: -ɛçt

From Middle High German gereht, from Old High German gireht, from Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, from *ga- + *rehtaz. Compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (garaihts), Old English geriht, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

gerecht (strong nominative masculine singular gerechter, comparative gerechter, superlative am gerechtesten)

1. just, fair

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• Gericht
• Richter
• legitim

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

gerecht

1. past participle of rechen

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• “gerecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “gerecht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “gerecht” in Duden online

From Middle High German gereht, from Old High German gireht, from Proto-Germanic *garehtaz, from *ga- + *rehtaz. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /ɡeˈʀæχt/, [ɡəˈʀæɕt]

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1. just, fair

• ongerecht

• Gerechtegkeet

gerecht

1. justly, fairly