recto
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin rēctō foliō (“on the right leaf, on the right page”), the ablative case of the Latin rēctus (“right”). Compare versus (“turned”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
recto (plural rectos)
- The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
- (printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.
- (law) A writ of right.
Synonyms edit
- (front side of a flat object): front
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “front side of a flat object”): verso, flipside
- (antonym(s) of “right-hand page of a book”): reverso
Translations edit
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Anagrams edit
Asturian edit
Adjective edit
recto
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
recto m (plural rectos)
Further reading edit
- “recto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin [foliō] rēctō (literally “on the front of the sheet”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
recto m (invariable)
Further reading edit
- recto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈreːk.toː/, [ˈreːkt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈrek.to/, [ˈrɛkt̪o]
Etymology 1 edit
From rēctus (“straight”) + -ō.
Adverb edit
rēctō (not comparable)
Etymology 2 edit
See rēctus.
Participle edit
rēctō
References edit
- “recto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- recto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old Irish edit
Noun edit
recto
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
recto also rrecto after a proclitic |
recto pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Portuguese edit
Adjective edit
recto (feminine recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of reto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Noun edit
recto m (plural rectos)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of reto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French recto or Latin recto.
Noun edit
recto n (uncountable)
Declension edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“straightened, right”).
Adjective edit
recto (feminine recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas)
- straight (of a line, pipe, street, etc, never about sexuality.)
- honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
- literal (of a meaning)
- (geometry) right (of an angle, etc)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Latin rectum (intestinum).
Noun edit
recto m (plural rectos)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “recto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014