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/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: re‧gel‧recht

Adjective

regelrecht (not comparable)

  1. downright
    De uitverkoop werd een regelrechte ramp.
    The sale turned into a downright disaster.
  2. completely straight, level
  3. following a straight line

Inflection

Inflection 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/
  • (file)

Adjective

regelrecht (strong nominative masculine singular regelrechter, not comparable)

  1. downright

Declension

Further reading

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