West Frisian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Frisian riuht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

rjocht

  1. straight, with a constant direction, line or plane
Inflection edit
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 edit
Further reading edit
  • rjocht (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-West Germanic *reht (right, correct, morally just), related to Etymology 1.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

rjocht n (plural rjochten)

  1. right
  2. law
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
  • rjocht (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011