rähts

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • rääts (alternative spelling)
  • rehts, reets (parts of western Moselle Franconian)
  • räächts (eastern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German rehtes. The regularly lost -ch- was restored in most dialects under the influence of eastern dialects and Standard German, but remained in the adverb due to the final -s. Compare the same in Luxembourgish riets versus Recht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʀɛːts/

Adverb

rähts

  1. (Ripuarian, parts of western Moselle Franconian) right (not left)
    Antonym: lenks

Derived terms

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