Greek

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɾiˈto/
  • Hyphenation: ρη‧τό

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ῥητόν (rhētón, biblical quotation), from Ancient Greek ῥητός (rhētós), with semantic loan from French dicton.[1]

Noun

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ρητό (ritón (plural ρητά)

  1. dictum, maxim, saying (short phrase expressing a basic truth)
    Synonyms: απόφθεγμα n (apófthegma), γνωμικό n (gnomikó), παροιμία f (paroimía), ρήση f (rísi)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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ρητό (ritó)

  1. Accusative masculine singular form of ρητός (ritós).
  2. Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter singular form of ρητός (ritós).

References

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  1. ^ ρητό”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998