# Recht
## English
### Etymology

From Scots or Dutch wrecht (“worker”), both cognate to English Wright and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō. See below for German derivation.

### Proper noun

Recht (plural Rechts)
* A surname.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Recht is the 45347nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 472 individuals. Recht is most common among White (93.01%) individuals.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Recht”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

### Anagrams

* retch, ECtHR, chert

## German
### Etymology

From Middle High German reht, from Old High German reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą (“right, privilege”). Compare Dutch recht, English right, Danish ret, Swedish rätt.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁɛçt/
* Rhymes: -ɛçt
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Recht n (strong, genitive Rechtes or Rechts, plural Rechte)
* a right, privilege
    Sie haben nicht das Recht, über irgendetwas belogen zu werden.You do not have the right to be lied to about anything.
* a title, claim
* the law

#### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

#### Hyponyms

* Arbeitsrecht (“industrial law, labor law”)
* Bundesrecht (“federal law”)
* Einwanderungsgesetz (“immigration law”)
* Europarecht (“European Union law”)
* Gemeinschaftsrecht (“community law”) (EU)
* Gesundheitsrecht (“health law, healthcare law”)
* Handelsrecht (“commercial law, trade law”)
* Immobilienrecht (“real estate law”)
* Insolvenzrecht (“insolvency law”)
* Konkursrecht (“bankruptcy law”)
* Kriegsrecht (“martial law”)
* Landesrecht (“state law”)
* Leistungsschutzrecht
* Medienrecht (“media law”)
* Privatrecht (“private law”)
* Seerecht (“maritime law”)
* Sozialrecht (“social law, social security law”)
* Staatsrecht (“constitutional law”)
* Steuerrecht (“tax law”)
* Strafrecht (“criminal law”)
* Umweltrecht (“environmental law”)
* Urheberrecht
* Verfassungsrecht (“constitutional law”)
* Versicherungsrecht (“insurance law”)
* Vertragsrecht (“contract law”)
* Verwaltungsrecht (“administrative law”)
* Vetorecht (“Power of Veto”)
* Völkerrecht (“international law”)
* Wirtschaftsrecht (“economic law”)
* Zivilrecht
* Zuwanderungsgesetz (“immigration law”)

#### Derived terms

* mit Fug und Recht
* Rechthaber
* Rechthaberei
* Rechthilfe
* Rechtler
* rechtlich
* Rechtsanspruch
* Rechtsanwalt
* Rechtsausschuss
* Rechtsberatung
* Rechtsbeugung
* Rechtsbruch
* Rechtsfolge
* Rechtsgelehrter
* Rechtsgeschäft
* Rechtsmittel
* Rechtsnachfolge
* Rechtssache
* Rechtsstreit
* Rechtsstreitigkeit
* Rechtsverdrehung
* Rechtswissenschaft
* Unrecht

#### Related terms

* recht

### Further reading

* “Recht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Recht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “Recht” in Duden online

## Hunsrik
### Etymology

From Old High German reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /reçt/

### Noun

Recht n (plural Recht)
* right, privilege

### Further reading

* Online Hunsrik Dictionary

## Luxembourgish
### Etymology

From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą.
Formally influenced by German Recht; the expected form is *Riet (or *Riecht) as in the adjective riets. Compare Dutch recht, English right.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʀæɕt/

### Noun

Recht n (plural Rechter)
* right, privilege, entitlement
* (the) law

#### Derived terms

* rechtlech

#### Related terms

* riets