rechter

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛx.tər/

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• Hyphenation: rech‧ter
• Rhymes: -ɛxtər

From Middle Dutch rechtere. By surface analysis, rechten (“to judge”) +‎ -er (agent suffix). Compare German Richter.

rechter m (plural rechters, diminutive rechtertje n)

1. (law) judge

• Negerhollands: rechter, regter

Originally feminine dative of recht. Generalized from the expression ter rechter hand, ter rechter zijde (“on the right hand/side”).

rechter (not comparable)

1. right (not left)

   Synonym: rechts

   Antonyms: linker, links

   Er zit een vlek op je rechter broekspijp.

   There’s a spot on your right trouser leg.

• In attributive position, the form rechter is commoner than rechts, but predicatively and as an adverb only the latter is possible.

• Negerhollands: retu, regter

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

rechter

1. comparative degree of recht (“straight”)

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rechter

1. comparative degree of recht
2. inflection of recht:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural