rett
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Norse réttr (“right”), from Proto-Germanic *rehtuz, *rehtaz (“right, straight; morally upright, just”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“straightened, right, upright”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, right oneself; right, just”) + *-tós (“verbal adjective suffix”).
The spelling with double "t" is borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk rett. The original Riksmål spelling ret is from Danish ret.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
rett (neuter singular rett, definite singular and plural rette)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
rett m (definite singular retten, indefinite plural retter, definite plural rettene)
- a right
- justice, law, jurisprudence
- a court (court of law)
- dish, course (part of a meal)
- tre retters middag - three-course meal
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Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
rett
- imperative of rette
References edit
- “rett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
rett (neuter singular rett, definite singular and plural rette)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
rett m (definite singular retten, indefinite plural rettar, definite plural rettane)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
rett m (definite singular retten, indefinite plural retter or rettar, definite plural rettene or rettane)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “rett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Verb edit
rett