rette
Danish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną (“to right”), cognate with English right, German richten. Derived from the adjective *rehtaz (“right, straight”).
Verb
editrette (imperative ret, infinitive at rette, present tense retter, past tense rettede, perfect tense har rettet)
- to straighten, adjust (to make even)
- to aim, direct, turn, address (to send in a certain direction)
- to correct, rectify (to make right)
- to mark, grade (to evaluate a written assignment)
Conjugation
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “rette,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editrette
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editrette
German
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Verb
editrette
- inflection of retten:
Hunsrik
editPronunciation
editVerb
editrette
Further reading
editItalian
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editrette f
Etymology 2
editParticiple
editrette f pl
Anagrams
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editrette
Etymology 2
editVerb
editrette (imperative rett, present tense retter, passive rettes, simple past and past participle retta or rettet, present participle rettende)
- to correct
- to right, straighten
- to aim, direct
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “rette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną, a factitive of the adjective *rehtaz, later Old Norse réttr and Norwegian Nynorsk rett. Cognates include Dutch and German richten, English verbal right, Icelandic rétta, Faroese rætta, and Swedish rätta.
Verb
editrette (present tense rettar, past tense retta, past participle retta, passive infinitive rettast, present participle rettande, imperative rette/rett)
- (transitive) to straighten, to set or make straight
- (transitive) to aim, direct
- (transitive) to hand, pass
- (transitive) to correct
- (transitive) to grade (e.g. a test)
- (transitive) to execute (to kill as a punishment)
Usage notes
edit- Note that this verb may be inflected differently, depending on its sense. In some senses, the verb may be inflected as an e-verb.
Alternative forms
edit- retta (a-infinitive)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
edit- rett (“right”)
Noun
editrette f (definite singular retta, indefinite plural retter, definite plural rettene)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editrette
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editrette m
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “rette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
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- Norwegian Bokmål verbs
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃reǵ-
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