riets

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʀiə̯ts/

Etymology 1

From Old High German reht with the regular phonetic development. (Compare the noun Recht, which was influenced by standard German.) The final -s is originally an adverbial genitive ending. Compare German rechts, Dutch rechts.

Adjective

riets (masculine rietsen, neuter rietst, not comparable)

1. right (not left)

   Hues du däi lénksen oder rietse Knéi wéi?

   Do you have pain in your left or your right knee?

Declension

declension of riets

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass riets	si ass riets	et ass riets	si si(nn) riets
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	rietsen	riets	rietst	riets
	independent without determiner			rietses	rietser
dative	after any declined word	rietsen	rietser	rietsen	rietsen
	as first declined word	rietsem		rietsem

Adverb

riets

1. to the right
2. on the right

Etymology 2

Verb

riets

1. second-person singular present indicative of rieden