réttur
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse réttr (1), from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.
Adjective edit
réttur (comparative réttari, superlative réttastur)
- straight
- (mathematics) right (of an angle)
- right, correct
- exactly full or complete
- morally right, just (of a thing, not a person)
Inflection edit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | réttari | réttari | réttara |
accusative | réttari | réttari | réttara |
dative | réttari | réttari | réttara |
genitive | réttari | réttari | réttara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | réttari | réttari | réttari |
accusative | réttari | réttari | réttari |
dative | réttari | réttari | réttari |
genitive | réttari | réttari | réttari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | réttastur | réttust | réttast |
accusative | réttastan | réttasta | réttast |
dative | réttustum | réttastri | réttustu |
genitive | réttasts | réttastrar | réttasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | réttastir | réttastar | réttust |
accusative | réttasta | réttastar | réttust |
dative | réttustum | réttustum | réttustum |
genitive | réttastra | réttastra | réttastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | réttasti | réttasta | réttasta |
accusative | réttasta | réttustu | réttasta |
dative | réttasta | réttustu | réttasta |
genitive | réttasta | réttustu | réttasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | réttustu | réttustu | réttustu |
accusative | réttustu | réttustu | réttustu |
dative | réttustu | réttustu | réttustu |
genitive | réttustu | réttustu | réttustu |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
réttur m (genitive singular réttar, nominative plural réttir)
- law
- court of law
- right (legal [or moral] entitlement)
- Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
- Allir menn eiga rétt til lífs, frelsis og mannhelgi.
- Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
- Allir menn eiga rétt til lífs, frelsis og mannhelgi.
- Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
- course (dinner course)
Declension edit
declension of réttur