laukréttur
Icelandic
Etymology
From lauk- (“intensifying prefix”) from laukur (“an onion; the best of something”) + réttur (“correct, right”), the intensifying prefix likely comes from the meaning “best of something” where something is as correct as possible.[1]
Adjective
laukréttur (not comparable)
- absolutely right
See also
- hárréttur
- laukjafn
References
- Icelandic Web of Science: Hvaðan á orðatiltækið laukrétt uppruna sinn? (“Where does the expression laukréttur come from?”)