zurecht-

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German ze rehte. Modern usage first attested in Luther's writings.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡suːˈʁɛçt/
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Prefix[edit]

zurecht-

  1. Adverbial and separable verbal prefix indicating an improvement or a correction.
  2. Adverbial and separable verbal prefix indicating putting something into desired place or shape
    ‎zurecht- + ‎biegen (“to bend”) → ‎zurechtbiegen (“to bend into shape”)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “zurecht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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