retto

See also: rettō and retto-

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛt.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛtto
• Hyphenation: rèt‧to

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

retto (feminine retta, masculine plural retti, feminine plural rette)

1. (obsolete, literally) straight

   Synonyms: diritto, dritto

   Antonyms: inclinato, piegato, sbilenco, storto, (uncommon) torto

2. (archaic, figurative) honest, upright

   Synonyms: corretto, giusto, onesto, virtuoso, (dated) probo

   Antonyms: disonesto, ingiusto, scorretto, (dated) truffaldino

3. (archaic, figurative) righteous

   Synonyms: corretto, giusto, (dated) probo

   Antonyms: abietto, corrotto, ingiusto, malvagio

4. (geometry) right (of an angle); straight (of a line)
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso, Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XIII, p. 236, vv. 100-102:

     «[...] non si est dare primum motum esse, ¶ o se del mezzo cerchio far si puote ¶ trïangol sì ch'un retto non avesse. [...]»

     «[...] not [to know] if the being of a prime mover is acknowledgeable, ¶ or if in semicircle can be made ¶ triangle so that it have no right [angle]. [...]»

5. (anatomy) rectus
6. (grammar) direct (of a case)

Derived terms

• rettamente
• angolo retto
• caso retto
• linea retta

Related terms

• rettitudine
• rettore
• ritto

Participle

retto (feminine retta, masculine plural retti, feminine plural rette)

1. past participle of reggere

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of intestino retto, from Latin rēctum intestīnum (literally “straight intestine”).

Noun

retto m (plural retti) (anatomy)

1. rectum

Derived terms

• rettale
• rettocele
• rettorragia
• rettoscopia
• rettovescicale

Anagrams

• Ettòr, rotte, tetro, torte, trote