rette
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną (“to right”), cognate with English right, German richten. Derived from the adjective *rehtaz (“right, straight”).
Verb edit
rette (imperative ret, infinitive at rette, present tense retter, past tense rettede, perfect tense har rettet)
- to straighten, adjust (to make even)
- to aim, direct, turn, address (to send in a certain direction)
- to correct, rectify (to make right)
- to mark, grade (to evaluate a written assignment)
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “rette,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
rette
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
rette
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Verb edit
rette
- inflection of retten:
Hunsrik edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
rette
Further reading edit
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
rette f
Etymology 2 edit
Participle edit
rette f pl
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
rette
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
rette (imperative rett, present tense retter, passive rettes, simple past and past participle retta or rettet, present participle rettende)
- to correct
- to right, straighten
- to aim, direct
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “rette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną, a factitive of the adjective *rehtaz, later Old Norse réttr and Norwegian Nynorsk rett. Cognates include Dutch and German richten, English verbal right, Icelandic rétta, Faroese rætta, and Swedish rätta.
Verb edit
rette (present tense rettar, past tense retta, past participle retta, passive infinitive rettast, present participle rettande, imperative rette/rett)
- (transitive) to straighten, to set or make straight
- (transitive) to aim, direct
- (transitive) to hand, pass
- (transitive) to correct
- (transitive) to grade (e.g. a test)
- (transitive) to execute (to kill as a punishment)
Usage notes edit
- Note that this verb may be inflected differently, depending on its sense. In some senses, the verb may be inflected as an e-verb.
Alternative forms edit
- retta (a-infinitive)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- rett (“right”)
Noun edit
rette f (definite singular retta, indefinite plural retter, definite plural rettene)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
rette
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
rette m
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “rette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
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