rette

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Danish

Pronunciation

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)
Conjugation
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

Further reading

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”)

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

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Verb

rette

  1. to save
  2. to rescue

Further reading

Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

rette f

  1. plural of retta

Etymology 2

Participle

rette f pl

  1. feminine plural of retto

Anagrams

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

References

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
Synonyms
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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

References

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