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Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾiˈto/
- Hyphenation: ρη‧τό
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ῥητόν (rhētón, “biblical quotation”), from Ancient Greek ῥητός (rhētós), with semantic loan from French dicton.[1]
Noun
ρητό • (ritó) n (plural ρητά)
- dictum, maxim, saying (short phrase expressing a basic truth)
- Synonyms: απόφθεγμα n (apófthegma), γνωμικό n (gnomikó), παροιμία f (paroimía), ρήση f (rísi)
Declension
Declension of ρητό
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ρητό (ritó)
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ρητά (ritá)
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| genitive
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ρητού (ritoú)
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ρητών (ritón)
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| accusative
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ρητό (ritó)
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ρητά (ritá)
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| vocative
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ρητό (ritó)
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ρητά (ritá)
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
ρητό • (ritó)
- accusative masculine singular of ρητός (ritós)
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of ρητός (ritós)
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