dret

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: drĕt, IPA^(key): /dɹɛt/

Verb

dret

1. (18th century) Alternative spelling of drate; simple past of drite

Anagrams

• retd, retd.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan dret, from , from Vulgar Latin *drēctus, syncopated form of Latin dīrectus. Cognate with Occitan drech, dreit, French droit. Doublet of directe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈdɾɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈdɾət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈdɾet]

Adjective

dret (feminine dreta, masculine plural drets, feminine plural dretes)

1. right; opposite of left

   Synonym: destre

   Antonyms: esquerre, sinistre

2. straight (not crooked or bent)

   Synonym: recte

Derived terms

• dreta

Related terms

• indret

Noun

dret m (plural drets)

1. right (something one is allowed to do)
2. law (collectively, all the laws to which citizens are subject)
3. law (the science)

Derived terms

• drets humans

Further reading

• “dret” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Friulian

Etymology

From Latin dīrectus, possibly through a syncopated Vulgar Latin form *drēctus.

Adjective

dret

1. right
2. straight, direct

Related terms

• drečâ
• drete

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) dretg

Etymology

From Latin dīrectus, possibly through a syncopated Vulgar Latin form *drēctus.

Noun

dret m (plural drets)

1. (law, Puter, Vallader) law

Adjective

dret m (feminine singular dretta, masculine plural drets, feminine plural drettas)

1. (Puter, Vallader) right (direction)