rectus

English

Etymology

From the Latin phrase "(musculus) rectus", or "a straight (muscle)".

Rectus therefore means straight in Latin.

Noun

rectus (plural recti)

1. (anatomy) Any of several straight muscles in various parts of the body, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye etc.

Derived terms

• rectus abdominis
• rectus capitis
• rectus femoris
• rectus in curia
• rectus oculi

Anagrams

• cruets
• eructs
• recuts
• truces

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of regō (“rule”). Corresponds to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“having moved in a straight line”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”).

Participle

rēctus m (feminine rēcta, neuter rēctum); first/second declension

1. ruled, having been ruled, governed, having been governed
2. guided, having been guided, steered, having been steered
3. straight
4. right
5. proper, honest

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	rēctus	rēcta	rēctum		rēctī	rēctae	rēcta
genitive	rēctī	rēctae	rēctī		rēctōrum	rēctārum	rēctōrum
dative	rēctō	rēctae	rēctō		rēctīs	rēctīs	rēctīs
accusative	rēctum	rēctam	rēctum		rēctōs	rēctās	rēcta
ablative	rēctō	rēctā	rēctō		rēctīs	rēctīs	rēctīs
vocative	rēcte	rēcta	rēctum		rēctī	rēctae	rēcta

Descendants

• English: arteriola recta renis, cyma recta, oratio recta, pars recta, recta ratio, recto, rectus, sphaera recta, tubulus seminiferus rectus, umbra recta, vas rectum, vas rectum renis, venula recta renis
• Italian: retto
• Portuguese: reto
• Spanish: recto