recta

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === recta plural of rectum ==== References ==== === Anagrams === Carte, Trace, reäct, acter, Certa, carte, crate, cater, caret, react, Cater, creat, trace == Asturian == === Adjective === recta feminine singular of rectu == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈre̞k.tə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈrɛk.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈrɛk.ta] === Adjective === recta feminine singular of recte === Noun === recta f (plural rectes) straight line Synonym: línia recta (athletics, horse racing) straight (baseball) fastball ==== Derived terms ==== == Latin == === Etymology 1 === Clipping of rēctā viā, an ablativus prosecutivus. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈreːk.taː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈrɛk.ta] ==== Adverb ==== rēctā (not comparable) directly, straightforward, straightway, right on === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== rēcta inflection of rēctus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural ==== Participle ==== rēctā ablative feminine singular of rēctus === References === “recta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “recta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "recta", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== recta f (plural rectas) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of reta; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== recta feminine singular of recto === Further reading === “recta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “recta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈreɡta/ [ˈreɣ̞.t̪a] Rhymes: -eɡta Syllabification: rec‧ta === Noun === recta f (plural rectas) straight line straight ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === recta feminine singular of recto === Further reading === “recto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025