rétt

See also: rett

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrjɛht/

  Rhymes: -ɛht

Etymology 1

Noun

rétt f (genitive singular réttar, nominative plural réttir)

1. fold, pen (for sheep, etc.)
2. paddock, corral

   Synonym: hestarétt

3. (in the plural) rounding-up of sheep

Declension

Declension of rétt (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rétt	réttin	réttir	réttirnar
accusative	rétt	réttina	réttir	réttirnar
dative	rétt	réttinni	réttum	réttunum
genitive	réttar	réttarinnar	rétta	réttanna

Etymology 2

Adverb

rétt (comparative réttar, superlative réttast)

1. rightly, correctly

   Synonym: réttalega

2. straight

   Synonym: beint

3. only, just

   Synonym: bara

Etymology 3

Adjective

rétt

1. inflection of réttur:
   1. feminine singular nominative strong positive degree
   2. neuter nominative strong positive degree
   3. neuter accusative strong positive degree

Etymology 4

Verb

rétt

1. supine of rétta

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Old Norse réttr (“right”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (“right, straight”).

Adverb

rétt (comparative réttar, superlative réttast)

1. rightly, correctly

Descendants

• Danish: ret
• Faroese: rætt
• Icelandic: rétt
• Norwegian Bokmål: rett
• Swedish: rätt

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

rétt

1. nominative singular feminine indefinite of réttr
2. nominative/accusative neuter indefinite of réttr (singular and plural)

Noun

rétt

1. accusative singular indefinite of réttr

Verb

rétt

1. second-person singular imperative of rétta