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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Norse réttr (“right”), from Proto-Germanic *rehtuz, *rehtaz (“right, straight; morally upright, just”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“straightened, right, upright”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, right oneself; right, just”) + *-tós (“verbal adjective suffix”).
The spelling with double "t" is borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk rett. The original Riksmål spelling ret is from Danish ret.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rett (neuter singular rett, definite singular and plural rette)
- right
- straight
Derived terms
Noun
rett m (definite singular retten, indefinite plural retter, definite plural rettene)
- a right
- justice, law, jurisprudence
- a court (court of law)
- dish, course (part of a meal)
- tre retters middag - three-course meal
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Verb
rett
- imperative of rette
References
- “rett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /retː/, /rɛtː/
- Hyphenation: rétt
Adjective
rett (neuter singular rett, definite singular and plural rette)
- right
- straight
Derived terms
Noun
rett m (definite singular retten, indefinite plural rettar, definite plural rettane)
- a right
- (law) a court
Derived terms
Noun
rett m (definite singular retten, indefinite plural retter or rettar, definite plural rettene or rettane)
- course, dish (part of a meal)
Derived terms
References
- “rett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Verb
rett
- supine of reda