rechtvaardig

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌrɛxtˈfaːr.dəx/
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  • Hyphenation: recht‧vaar‧dig

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rechtverdich. Equivalent to recht (“justice”) +‎ vaart +‎ ig (“-y”).

Adjective

rechtvaardig (comparative rechtvaardiger, superlative rechtvaardigst)

  1. fair, just
    De doctrine van de rechtvaardige oorlog — The doctrine of justified war
Inflection
Inflection of rechtvaardig
uninflected rechtvaardig
inflected rechtvaardige
comparative rechtvaardiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rechtvaardigrechtvaardigerhet rechtvaardigst
het rechtvaardigste
indefinite m./f. sing. rechtvaardigerechtvaardigererechtvaardigste
n. sing. rechtvaardigrechtvaardigerrechtvaardigste
plural rechtvaardigerechtvaardigererechtvaardigste
definite rechtvaardigerechtvaardigererechtvaardigste
partitive rechtvaardigsrechtvaardigers—
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: regverdig
  • Negerhollands: rechtvaardig, regtveerdig

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rechtvaardig

  1. inflection of rechtvaardigen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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