derecte

Latin

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• dīrēcte

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːˈreːk.te/, [d̪eːˈreːkt̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈrek.te/, [d̪eˈrɛkt̪e]

Participle

dērēcte

1. vocative masculine singular of dērēctus

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• dīrēctē

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːˈreːk.te/, [d̪eːˈreːkt̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈrek.te/, [d̪eˈrɛkt̪e]

Adverb

dērēctē (comparative dērēctius, superlative dērēctissimē)

1. straight, not curved
2. moving straight forward, in straight line
3. direct, absolute

References

• “derecte”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• derecte - Latin is Simple Online Dictionary