rectus
English
Etymology
From the Latin phrase "(musculus) rectus", or "a straight (muscle)".
Rectus therefore means straight in Latin.
Noun
rectus (plural recti)
- (anatomy) Any of several straight muscles in various parts of the body, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye etc.
Derived terms
- rectus abdominis
- rectus capitis
- rectus femoris
- rectus in curia
- rectus oculi
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of regō (“rule”). Corresponds to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“having moved in a straight line”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”).
Participle
rēctus m (feminine rēcta, neuter rēctum); first/second declension
- ruled, having been ruled, governed, having been governed
- guided, having been guided, steered, having been steered
- straight
- right
- proper, honest
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | rēctus | rēcta | rēctum | rēctī | rēctae | rēcta | |
| genitive | rēctī | rēctae | rēctī | rēctōrum | rēctārum | rēctōrum | |
| dative | rēctō | rēctae | rēctō | rēctīs | rēctīs | rēctīs | |
| accusative | rēctum | rēctam | rēctum | rēctōs | rēctās | rēcta | |
| ablative | rēctō | rēctā | rēctō | rēctīs | rēctīs | rēctīs | |
| vocative | rēcte | rēcta | rēctum | rēctī | rēctae | rēcta | |
Descendants
- English: arteriola recta renis, cyma recta, oratio recta, pars recta, recta ratio, recto, rectus, sphaera recta, tubulus seminiferus rectus, umbra recta, vas rectum, vas rectum renis, venula recta renis
- Italian: retto
- Portuguese: reto
- Spanish: recto