zurecht-
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ze rehte. Modern usage first attested in Luther's writings.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]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”)
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “zurecht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.