retu

See also: rétu and rètǔ

Asturian

Etymology

From retar.

Noun

retu m (plural retos)

1. challenge

Synonyms

• desafíu

Related terms

• retar

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rëtu. Cognates include Southern Karelian redu and Veps redu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈretu/, [ˈre̞tu]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈretu/, [ˈre̞d̥u]
• Rhymes: -etu
• Hyphenation: re‧tu

Noun

retu

1. mud, dirt

Declension

Declension of retu (type 4/koivu, t- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	retu	reut
genitive	reun	rettuin, retuloin
partitive	rettua	retuja, retuloja
illative	rettuu	rettui, retuloihe
inessive	reus	reuis, retulois
elative	reust	reuist, retuloist
allative	reulle	reuille, retuloille
adessive	reul	reuil, retuloil
ablative	reult	reuilt, retuloilt
translative	reuks	reuiks, retuloiks
essive	retunna, rettuun	retuinna, retuloinna, rettuin, retuloin
exessive1)	retunt	retuint, retuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• rooja

Derived terms

• retuin
• retukoma
• retumatokkain
• retupääskö
• reukas

 

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 19
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 471

Latvian

Adjective

retu

1. inflection of rets:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
   2. genitive plural masculine/feminine