rette

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛtə/, [ˈʁad̥ə], [ˈʁɑd̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną (“to right”), cognate with English right, German richten. Derived from the adjective *rehtaz (“right, straight”).

Verb

rette (imperative ret, infinitive at rette, present tense retter, past tense rettede, perfect tense har rettet)

1. to straighten, adjust (to make even)
2. to aim, direct, turn, address (to send in a certain direction)
3. to correct, rectify (to make right)
4. to mark, grade (to evaluate a written assignment)

Inflection

Inflection of rette

	present	past
simple	retter	rettede
perfect	har rettet	havde rettet
passive	rettes	rettedes
participle	rettende	rettet
imperative	ret	—
infinitive	rette	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	retten	—

Derived terms

• retning
• rettelse

Further reading

• “rette,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

rette

1. definite singular of ret
2. plural of ret

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rette

1. (obsolete) dative singular of ret

   only used in these fixed expressions: i rette (“correcting”), med rette (“rightly”), til rette (“orderly”)

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German

Pronunciation

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Verb

rette

1. inflection of retten:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈretə/

Verb

rette

1. to save
2. to rescue

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

rette f

1. plural of retta

Etymology 2

Participle

rette f pl

1. feminine plural of retto

Anagrams

• tetre

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

rette

1. definite singular of rett
2. plural of rett

Etymology 2

From Old Norse retta.

Verb

rette (imperative rett, present tense retter, passive rettes, simple past and past participle retta or rettet, present participle rettende)

1. to correct
2. to right, straighten
3. to aim, direct

Derived terms

• etterrettelig
• opprette
• rettelse
• underrette

References

• “rette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną, a factitive of the adjective *rehtaz, later Old Norse réttr and Norwegian Nynorsk rett. Cognates include Dutch and German richten, English verbal right, Icelandic rétta, Faroese rætta, and Swedish rätta.

Verb

rette (present tense rettar, past tense retta, past participle retta, passive infinitive rettast, present participle rettande, imperative rette/rett)

1. (transitive) to straighten, to set or make straight
2. (transitive) to aim, direct
3. (transitive) to hand, pass
4. (transitive) to correct
5. (transitive) to grade (e.g. a test)
6. (transitive) to execute (to kill as a punishment)

Usage notes

• Note that this verb may be inflected differently, depending on its sense. In some senses, the verb may be inflected as an e-verb.

Alternative forms

• retta (a-infinitive)

Synonyms

• (to correct): justere, korrigere
• (to hand, pass): rekke
• (to execute): avrette

Derived terms

• avrette
• einsrette
• forrette
• framtidsretta
• innrette
• likerette
• opprette
• rettar
• rette bakar for smed
• rettesnor
• rettetong
• rette tunge
• retting
• underrette
• utrette

 

Related terms

• rett (“right”)

Noun

rette f (definite singular retta, indefinite plural retter, definite plural rettene)

1. the right side of a piece of clothing

   Coordinate term: range

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

rette

1. definite singular of rett
2. plural of rett

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rette m

1. (obsolete, now used only in fixed expressions) dative singular of rett

   Antonym: urette

Derived terms

• i rette
• med rette
• til rette

References

• “rette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• etter, terte