zurecht-
German
Etymology
From Middle High German ze rehte. Modern usage first attested in Luther's writings.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡suːˈʁɛçt/
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Prefix
zurecht-
- Adverbial and separable verbal prefix indicating an improvement or a correction.
- Adverbial and separable verbal prefix indicating putting something into desired place or shape
- zurecht- + biegen (“to bend”) → zurechtbiegen (“to bend into shape”)
Derived terms
- zurechtbiegen
- zurechtbringen
- zurechtfinden
- zurechtkommen
- zurechtlegen
- zurechtmachen
- zurechtrücken
- zurechtschustern
- zurechtstutzen
- zurechtweisen
- zurechtzimmern
See also
References
- “zurecht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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