mensenrechten

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.sə(n)ˌrɛx.tə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: men‧sen‧rech‧ten

Etymology 1

Calque of French droits de l'homme. By surface analysis, mens (“human”) +‎ -en- +‎ rechten (“rights”), or simply the plural of mensenrecht, which is a back-formation from this word.

Noun

mensenrechten pl (plural only)

  1. (law) human rights
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mensenrechten

  1. plural of mensenrecht
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