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
- straight, with a constant direction, line or plane
Inflection
| Inflection of rjocht | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | rjocht | |||
| inflected | rjochte | |||
| comparative | rjochter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | rjocht | rjochter | it rjochtst it rjochtste | |
| indefinite | c. sing. | rjochte | rjochtere | rjochtste |
| n. sing. | rjocht | rjochter | rjochtste | |
| plural | rjochte | rjochtere | rjochtste | |
| definite | rjochte | rjochtere | rjochtste | |
| partitive | rjochts | rjochters | — | |
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)
- right
- law
Derived terms
- homorjochten
- stedsrjocht
- rjochtssteat
- oprjocht
Further reading
- “rjocht (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011