recto

== 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 === (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛk.toʊ/ === 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. Synonym: front Antonyms: verso, flipside (printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number. Antonyms: verso, reverso (law) A writ of right. ==== Translations ==== === See also === recto- === Anagrams === Certo, Corte, ERCOT, torce, Ector == Asturian == === Adjective === recto neuter of rectu == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === recto m (plural rectos) recto Antonym: verso === Further reading === “recto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin [​foliō​] rēctō (literally “on the front of the sheet”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛk.to/ Rhymes: -ɛkto Hyphenation: rèc‧to === 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 === certo, corte, torce == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈreːk.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈrɛk.to] === 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 === == Portuguese == === Adjective === recto (feminine recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of reto; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling === Noun === recto m (plural rectos) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of reto; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling === Further reading === “recto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “recto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French recto or Latin recto. === Noun === recto n (uncountable) recto ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈreɡto/ [ˈreɣ̞.t̪o] 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 (not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length) Synonyms: derecho, rectilíneo Antonyms: torcido, curvo línea recta ― straight line honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair Synonyms: justo, íntegro, honesto, honrado literal (exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation) Synonym: literal Antonym: figurativo (geometry) right (of an angle, measuring 90 degrees) ángulo recto ― right angle (Canary Islands) stern, authoritarian, inflexible Synonyms: severo, autoritario, inflexible, estricto ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin rectum (intestinum). ==== Noun ==== recto m (plural rectos) (anatomy) rectum (the terminal part of the large intestine) (anatomy) rectus ===== Derived terms ===== === 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 “recto”, in Diccionario Básico de Canarismos [Basic Dictionary of Canarianisms] (in Spanish), Canarian Academy of the Language [Spanish: Academia Canaria de La Lengua], 2010 === Anagrams ===