retta

A contracted form of sígaretta (“cigarette”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛhta/

  Rhymes: -ɛhta

retta f (genitive singular rettu, nominative plural rettur)

1. (colloquial) cigarette

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛt.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛtta
• Hyphenation: rèt‧ta

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retta f (plural rette)

1. straight line

Possibly from the feminine form of retto (“right, just, fair”) (as in a fair agreed-upon sum of money).

retta f (plural rette)

1. fee

retta f sg

1. feminine singular of retto

• tetra, tetra-

• rettet

retta

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

From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną, a factitive of the adjective *rehtaz, later Old Norse réttr and Norwegian Nynorsk rett. Cognates include Dutch and German richten, English verbal right, Icelandic rétta, Faroese rætta, and Swedish rätta.

retta (present tense rettar, past tense retta, past participle retta, passive infinitive rettast, present participle rettande, imperative retta/rett)

1. (transitive) to straighten, to set or make straight
2. (transitive) to aim, direct
3. (transitive) to hand, pass
4. (transitive) to correct
5. (transitive) to grade (e.g. a test)
6. (transitive) to execute (to kill as a punishment)

• Note that this verb may be inflected differently, depending on its sense. In some senses, the verb may be inflected as an e-verb.

• rette (e-infinitive)

• (to correct): justera, korrigera
• (to hand, pass): rekka
• (to execute): avretta

• rett (“right”)

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retta f

1. rescue, help

retta

1. to rescue
2. to save (somebody)

• retter