reta

See also: Reta, retá, réta, and retā

Asturian

Verb

reta

inflection of retar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

reta

inflection of retar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Iban

Etymology

From Malay harta, from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha).

Noun

reta

Derived terms

bereta

Latvian

Adjective

reta

inflection of rets:
1. genitive singular masculine
2. nominative singular feminine

Portuguese

Alternative forms

recta (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From Latin rēcta, feminine of rēctus (“straight”), from perfect passive participle of regō (“to rule”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, to direct”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.tɐ/ [ˈhɛ.tɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.tɐ/ [ˈχɛ.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.ta/ [ˈhɛ.ta]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.tɐ/

Hyphenation: re‧ta

Adjective

reta

feminine singular of reto

Noun

reta f (plural retas)

(geometry) line (infinite one-dimensional figure)
a straight section of a path or road
Antonym: curva

Derived terms

semirreta

Related terms

Spanish

Verb

reta

inflection of retar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse reita, from Proto-Germanic *wraitijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

reta (present retar, preterite retade, supine retat, imperative reta)

to tease
to annoy or irritate or provoke; to make somebody or something irritated

Conjugation

Conjugation of reta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	reta		retas
Supine	retat		retats
Imperative	reta		—
Imper. plural¹	reten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	retar	retade	retas	retades
Ind. plural¹	reta	retade	retas	retades
Subjunctive²	rete	retade	retes	retades
	Participles
Present participle	retande
Past participle	retad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Compounds

Anagrams

aret, erat, reat, trea