recto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēctō foliō (“on the right leaf, on the right page”), the ablative case of the Latin rēctus (“right”). Confer versus (“turned”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛk.toʊ/

Noun

recto (plural rectos)

1. The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet or a leaf or a coin or a medal.
2. (printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.
3. (law) A writ of right.

See also

• recto-

Anagrams

• Corte, Ector

Participle

rēctō

1. dative masculine singular of rēctus
2. dative neuter singular of rēctus
3. ablative masculine singular of rēctus
4. ablative neuter singular of rēctus

References

• recto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• recto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Adjective

recto m (feminine singular recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas, comparable) (European orthography)

1. Alternative form of reto

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“straightened, right”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rectum (intestinum).

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