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Polish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛtɘ
- Syllabification: re‧ty
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German rette, singular imperative of retten (“to save, rescue”).
Interjection
rety
- (colloquial) used to express surprise, shock, or indignation
- Synonyms: ojej, olaboga, o rety, rany
- (Far Masovian) Synonym of ratunku
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
rety m inan
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ret
Further reading
- rety in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- rety in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Antoni Waga (1860) “rety”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 757