rétt

See also: rett

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrjɛht/
    Rhymes: -ɛht

Noun

rétt f (genitive singular réttar, nominative plural réttir)

  1. fold, pen (for sheep, etc.)
  2. paddock, corral
  3. (in the plural) rounding-up of sheep

Declension
declension of rétt
f-s2 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

Synonyms
  • (paddock, corral) hestarétt

Adverb

rétt (comparative réttar, superlative réttast)

  1. rightly, correctly
  2. straight
  3. only, just

Synonyms
  • (rightly, correctly) réttalega
  • (straight) beint
  • (only, just) bara

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

rétt

  1. nominative singular feminine indefinite of réttr
  2. nominative and 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
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