retta

See also: rettâ and rétta

Icelandic

Etymology

A contracted form of sígaretta (“cigarette”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛhta/

  Rhymes: -ɛhta

Noun

retta f (genitive singular rettu, nominative plural rettur)

1. (colloquial) cigarette

Declension

declension of retta

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	retta	rettan	rettur	retturnar
accusative	rettu	rettuna	rettur	retturnar
dative	rettu	rettunni	rettum	rettunum
genitive	rettu	rettunnar	retta	rettanna

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛt.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛtta
• Hyphenation: rèt‧ta

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of linea retta.

Noun

retta f (plural rette)

1. 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)

1. fee

Etymology 3

Participle

retta f sg

1. feminine singular of retto

Anagrams

• tetra, tetra-

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• rettet

Verb

retta

1. inflection of rette:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

retta (present tense rettar, past tense retta, past participle retta, passive infinitive rettast, present participle rettande, imperative retta/rett)

1. Alternative form of rette

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

retta f

1. rescue, help

Verb

retta

1. to rescue
2. to save (somebody)

Related terms

• retter