recto

See also: recto-

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēctō foliō (“on the right leaf, on the right page”), the ablative case of the Latin rēctus (“right”). Confer versus (“turned”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛk.toʊ/

Noun

recto (plural rectos)

1. The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
2. (printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.
3. (law) A writ of right.

Synonyms

• (front side of a flat object): front

Antonyms

• (front side of a flat object): verso, flipside
• (right-hand page of a book): reverso

Translations

The front side of a flat object

• Czech: líc (cs)
• French: recto (fr) m

• Spanish: anverso m

The right-hand page of a book

• French: recto (fr) m
• Greek: δεξιά σελίδα f (dexiá selída)

• Ido: averso (io)
• Russian: правая страни́ца f (pravaja straníca), лицевая сторона́ f (licevaja storoná)

See also

• recto-

Anagrams

• Corte, Ector

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin [​foliō​] rēctō (literally “on the front of the sheet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛk.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛkto
• Hyphenation: rè‧cto

Noun

recto m (invariable)

1. recto (front side of a flat object)

   Antonym: verso

References

• recto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈreːk.toː/, [ˈreːk.t̪oː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈrek.to/, [ˈrɛk.t̪ɔ]

Etymology 1

From rēctus (“straight”) +‎ -ō.

Adverb

rēctō (not comparable)

1. directly

Etymology 2

See rēctus.

Participle

rēctō

1. dative masculine singular of rēctus
2. dative neuter singular of rēctus
3. ablative masculine singular of rēctus
4. ablative neuter singular of rēctus

References

• recto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• recto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Portuguese

Adjective

recto m (feminine singular recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas, comparable) (European orthography)

1. Alternative form of reto

Noun

recto m (plural rectos) (European orthography)

1. Alternative form of reto

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Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“straightened, right”).

Adjective

recto (feminine singular recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas)

1. straight (of a line, pipe, street, etc, never about sexuality.)
2. honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
3. literal (of a meaning)
4. (geometry) right (of an angle, etc)

Derived terms

• ángulo recto

Related terms

• recta
• directo
• rectitud
• correcto

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rectum (intestinum).

Noun

recto m (plural rectos)

1. (anatomy) rectum
2. (anatomy) rectus

Derived terms

• rectal

Anagrams

• cetro
• corte

• corté
• terco

• troce
• trocé