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

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

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
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