riicht
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
- rit (now southern dialects)
Etymology
From Old High German *riht, variant of reht (whence Luxembourgish riets), both from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz. Cognate with German recht, English right, Dutch recht, Icelandic réttur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʀiːχt/, [ʀiːɕt]
- Rhymes: -iːɕt
Adjective
riicht (masculine riichten, neuter riicht, comparative méi riicht, superlative am riichtsten)
- straight
Declension
declension of riicht
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass riicht | si ass riicht | et ass riicht | si si(nn) riicht | |
| without article | nominative/accusative | riichten | riicht | riicht | riicht |
| dative | riichtem | riichter | riichtem | riichten | |
| with article | nominative/accusative | riichten | riicht | riicht | riicht |
| dative | riichten | riichter | riichten | riichten | |
Adverb
riicht
- straight, in a straight line