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See also: recto-
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
recto (plural rectos)
- The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
- (printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.
- (law) A writ of right.
Synonyms[edit]
- (front side of a flat object): front
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
The right-hand page of a book
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Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin [foliō] rēctō (literally “on the front of the sheet”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
recto m (invariable)
References[edit]
- recto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From rēctus (“straight”) + -ō.
Adverb[edit]
rēctō (not comparable)
Etymology 2[edit]
See rēctus.
Participle[edit]
rēctō
- dative masculine singular of rēctus
- dative neuter singular of rēctus
- ablative masculine singular of rēctus
- ablative neuter singular of rēctus
References[edit]
- 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
Portuguese[edit]
Adjective[edit]
recto m (feminine singular recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas, comparable) (European orthography)
- Alternative form of reto
Noun[edit]
recto m (plural rectos) (European orthography)
- Alternative form of reto
Spanish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Latin rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“straightened, right”).
Adjective[edit]
recto (feminine singular recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas)
- straight (of a line, pipe, street, etc, never about sexuality.)
- honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
- literal (of a meaning)
- (geometry) right (of an angle, etc)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Latin rectum (intestinum).
Noun[edit]
recto m (plural rectos)
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
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