regelrecht
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch regelrecht. The sense “downright” derives in any case from German regelrecht. Equivalent to regel + recht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌreː.ɣəlˈrɛxt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: re‧gel‧recht
Adjective
regelrecht (not comparable)
- downright
- De uitverkoop werd een regelrechte ramp.
- The sale turned into a downright disaster.
- completely straight, level
- following a straight line
Declension
| Declension of regelrecht | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | regelrecht | |||
| inflected | regelrechte | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | regelrecht | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | regelrechte | ||
| n. sing. | regelrecht | |||
| plural | regelrechte | |||
| definite | regelrechte | |||
| partitive | regelrechts | |||
German
Etymology
Regel (“rule”) + recht (“right”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçt/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
regelrecht (strong nominative masculine singular regelrechter, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of regelrecht (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “regelrecht” in Duden online