rétt

See also: rett

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrjɛht/

  Rhymes: -ɛht

Noun

rétt f (genitive singular réttar, nominative plural réttir)

1. fold, pen (for sheep, etc.)
2. paddock, corral
3. (in the plural) rounding-up of sheep

Synonyms

• (paddock, corral) hestarétt

Adverb

rétt (comparative réttar, superlative réttast)

1. rightly, correctly
2. straight
3. only, just

Synonyms

• (rightly, correctly) réttalega
• (straight) beint
• (only, just) bara

Adjective

rétt

1. inflection of réttur:
   1. feminine singular nominative strong positive degree
   2. neuter nominative strong positive degree
   3. neuter accusative strong positive degree

Verb

rétt

1. supine of rétta

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Old Norse réttr (“right”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (“right, straight”).

Adverb

rétt (comparative réttar, superlative réttast)

1. rightly, correctly

Descendants

• Danish: ret
• Faroese: rætt
• Icelandic: rétt
• Norwegian Bokmål: rett
• Swedish: rätt

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

rétt

1. nominative singular feminine indefinite of réttr
2. nominative/accusative neuter indefinite of réttr (singular and plural)

Noun

rétt

1. accusative singular indefinite of réttr

Verb

rétt

1. second-person singular imperative of rétta