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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rēctō foliō (“on the right leaf, on the right page”), the ablative case of the Latin rēctus (“right”). Compare versus (“turned”).
Pronunciation
Noun
recto (plural rectos)
- The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
- (printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.
- (law) A writ of right.
Synonyms
- (front side of a flat object): front
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "front side of a flat object"): verso, flipside
- (antonym(s) of "right-hand page of a book"): reverso
Translations
The front side of a flat object
The right-hand page of a book
See also
Anagrams
Asturian
Adjective
recto
- neuter of rectu
French
Pronunciation
Noun
recto m (plural rectos)
- recto
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin [foliō] rēctō (literally “on the front of the sheet”).
Pronunciation
Noun
recto m (invariable)
- recto (front side of a flat object)
- Antonym: verso
Further reading
- recto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From rēctus (“straight”) + -ō.
Adverb
rēctō (not comparable)
- directly
Etymology 2
See rēctus.
Participle
rēctō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rēctus
References
- “recto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- recto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old Irish
Noun
recto
- Alternative spelling of rechto: genitive singular/dual of rect
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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recto also rrecto after a proclitic
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recto pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
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unchanged
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Portuguese
Adjective
recto (feminine recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of reto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Noun
recto m (plural rectos)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of reto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French recto or Latin recto.
Noun
recto n (uncountable)
- recto
Declension
declension of recto (singular only)
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singular
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n gender
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(un) recto
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rectoul
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genitive/dative
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(unui) recto
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rectoului
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vocative
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rectoule
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreɡto/
- Rhymes: -eɡto
- Syllabification: rec‧to
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“straightened, right”).
Adjective
recto (feminine recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas)
- straight (of a line, pipe, street, etc, never about sexuality.)
- honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
- literal (of a meaning)
- (geometry) right (of an angle, etc)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin rectum (intestinum).
Noun
recto m (plural rectos)
- (anatomy) rectum
- (anatomy) rectus
Derived terms
Further reading
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