retta

See also: 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): /ˈrɛtːa/, [r̺ɛt̪.t̪ä]
  • 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

  1. feminine singular of retto

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

retta

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

Vilamovian

Pronunciation
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Noun

retta f

  1. rescue, help

Verb

retta

  1. to rescue
  2. to save (somebody)
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