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Old English · noun

rihtnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈrixt.nes/
[ˈriçt.nes]
Syllables
ˈrixt · nes (2 syllables)
Modern English
rightnessperpendicularitystraightnessequityratiojustice

Meaning

  1. rightness, straightness, perpendicularity

  2. rightness, justice, equity

  3. ratio

Declension

Declension of rihtnes
SingularPlural
Nominative rihtnesrihtnessarihtnesse
Accusative rihtnesserihtnessarihtnesse
Genitive rihtnesserihtnessa
Dative rihtnesserihtnessum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rehtanassī, equivalent to riht + -nes.

Descendants

rightness

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