Luxembourgish

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Alternative forms

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  • rit (now southern dialects)

Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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riicht (masculine riichten, neuter riicht, comparative méi riicht, superlative am riichtsten)

  1. straight

Declension

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Adverb

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riicht

  1. straight, in a straight line