retta

== Icelandic == === Etymology === A contracted form of sígaretta (“cigarette”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛhta/ Rhymes: -ɛhta === Noun === retta f (genitive singular rettu, nominative plural rettur) (colloquial) cigarette ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛt.ta/ Rhymes: -ɛtta Hyphenation: rèt‧ta === Etymology 1 === Ellipsis of linea retta. ==== Noun ==== retta f (plural rette) straight line === Etymology 2 === Possibly from the feminine form of retto (“right, just, fair”) (as in a fair agreed-upon sum of money). ==== Noun ==== retta f (plural rette) fee === Etymology 3 === ==== Participle ==== retta f sg feminine singular of retto === Anagrams === tetra, tetra- == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === rettet === Verb === retta inflection of rette: simple past past participle == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === 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 === retta (present tense rettar, past tense retta, past participle retta, passive infinitive rettast, present participle rettande, imperative retta/rett) (transitive) to straighten, to set or make straight (transitive) to aim, direct (transitive) to hand, pass (transitive) to correct (transitive) to grade (e.g. a test) (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 ==== rette (e-infinitive) ==== Synonyms ==== (to correct): justera, korrigera (to hand, pass): rekka (to execute): avretta ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== rett (“right”) == Vilamovian == === Pronunciation === === Noun === retta f rescue, help === Verb === retta to rescue to save (somebody) ==== Related terms ==== retter