reet
See also: Reet
English
Etymology
From eye dialectal spelling of right.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
reet (comparative mair reet, superlative maist reet)
Usage notes
Generally this spelling and pronunciation of right applies only in the adjective and adverb (see below) senses of the word and of the noun sense.
Adverb
reet (not comparable)
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch rete. Equivalent to a deverbal from rijten (“to rip (up)”).
Noun
reet f (plural reten, diminutive reetje n) (sometimes m)
- A ripped-up spot, tear; cleft, crack, crevice
- De kat krabde reten in het behang.
- The cat tore up the wallpaper to shreds.
- De kat krabde reten in het behang.
- (vulgar) The butt crack, arse, anus
- (by extension, vulgar) The butt, behind
- (by extension, vulgar) (in geen reet nothing at all) nothing
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
reet
Anagrams
Finnish
Noun
reet
Anagrams
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