rette
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną (“to right”), cognate with English right, German richten. Derived from the adjective *rehtaz (“right, straight”).
Verb[edit]
rette (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[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “rette,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective[edit]
rette
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
rette
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Verb[edit]
rette
- inflection of retten:
Hunsrik[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
rette
Further reading[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
rette f
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
rette f pl
Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
rette
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
rette (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[edit]
References[edit]
- “rette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From 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[edit]
rette (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[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- rett (“right”)
Noun[edit]
rette f (definite singular retta, indefinite plural retter, definite plural rettene)
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective[edit]
rette
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
rette m
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “rette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Danish lemmas
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- Hunsrik 2-syllable words
- Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hunsrik lemmas
- Hunsrik verbs
- Italian non-lemma forms
- Italian noun forms
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- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃reǵ-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
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