-rightsuffix

Primary stress is generally retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, but in some instances may be attracted to this suffix. See e.g. downright adv., adj., and n.

Forms: Old English -reht, Old English -ryhte, Old English–Middle English -riht, Old English–Middle English -rihte, late Old English–Middle English -ricte, early Middle English -rift (transmission error), early Middle English -rihht ( Ormulum), early Middle English -riste, early Middle English -riþt, Middle English -richt, Middle English -richte, Middle English -riȝht, Middle English -rigt, Middle English -riȝt, Middle English -rigte, Middle English -riȝte, Middle English -rigth, Middle English -riȝth, Middle English -riȝtth, Middle English -rith, Middle English -rizt, Middle English -rygȝt, Middle English -ryȝht, Middle English -ryȝt, Middle English -ryȝte, Middle English -ryȝth, Middle English -ryht, Middle English -ryiȝt, Middle English -ryth, Middle English -rythe, Middle English–1500s -ryghte, Middle English–1600s -righte, Middle English–1600s -ryght, Middle English– -right, 1800s– -rite (regional and nonstandard); also Scottish pre-1700 -racht, pre-1700 -rigt, pre-1700 -rycht, pre-1700 -ryght, pre-1700 1700s– -richt.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: right adj.; right adv.

Etymology: < right adj. and right adv. as the second element of compounds. Formations found in the Old English period include ætrihte near at hand, eallrihte alright adv., forðriht forthright adj., forðrihte forthright adv., hērrihte here-right adv., ofdūnrihte adownright adv., þǣrrihte thereright adv., upriht upright adj., uprihte upright adv., and also ēastrihte towards the east, westrihte towards the west, norðrihte towards the north, sūðrihte southright adv. Middle English formations include anonright immediately, downright adv., evenright directly, foreright adv., line-right adj. and adv., outright adv., over-right adv., soothright truly. Compare also top-right adj. at top n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2a, talright adj. Compare -rights suffix.

Forming adverbs and adjectives of time and place, chiefly expressing immediacy or direction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	-right
释义	-rightsuffix Primary stress is generally retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, but in some instances may be attracted to this suffix. See e.g. downright adv., adj., and n. Forms: Old English -reht, Old English -ryhte, Old English–Middle English -riht, Old English–Middle English -rihte, late Old English–Middle English -ricte, early Middle English -rift (transmission error), early Middle English -rihht ( Ormulum), early Middle English -riste, early Middle English -riþt, Middle English -richt, Middle English -richte, Middle English -riȝht, Middle English -rigt, Middle English -riȝt, Middle English -rigte, Middle English -riȝte, Middle English -rigth, Middle English -riȝth, Middle English -riȝtth, Middle English -rith, Middle English -rizt, Middle English -rygȝt, Middle English -ryȝht, Middle English -ryȝt, Middle English -ryȝte, Middle English -ryȝth, Middle English -ryht, Middle English -ryiȝt, Middle English -ryth, Middle English -rythe, Middle English–1500s -ryghte, Middle English–1600s -righte, Middle English–1600s -ryght, Middle English– -right, 1800s– -rite (regional and nonstandard); also Scottish pre-1700 -racht, pre-1700 -rigt, pre-1700 -rycht, pre-1700 -ryght, pre-1700 1700s– -richt. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: right adj.; right adv. Etymology: < right adj. and right adv. as the second element of compounds. Formations found in the Old English period include ætrihte near at hand, eallrihte alright adv., forðriht forthright adj., forðrihte forthright adv., hērrihte here-right adv., ofdūnrihte adownright adv., þǣrrihte thereright adv., upriht upright adj., uprihte upright adv., and also ēastrihte towards the east, westrihte towards the west, norðrihte towards the north, sūðrihte southright adv. Middle English formations include anonright immediately, downright adv., evenright directly, foreright adv., line-right adj. and adv., outright adv., over-right adv., soothright truly. Compare also top-right adj. at top n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2a, talright adj. Compare -rights suffix. Forming adverbs and adjectives of time and place, chiefly expressing immediacy or direction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < suffix
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