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)

(colloquial) cigarette

Declension

declension of retta

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
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)

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)

fee

Etymology 3

Participle

retta

feminine singular of retto

Anagrams

tetra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

rettet

Verb

retta

simple past of rette
past participle of rette

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Noun

retta f

rescue, help

Verb

retta

to rescue
to save (somebody)

Related terms

retter

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