retta

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See also: rettâ and rétta

Icelandic

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Etymology

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A contracted form of sígaretta (cigarette).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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retta f (genitive singular rettu, nominative plural rettur)

  1. (colloquial) cigarette

Declension

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    Declension of retta
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative retta rettan rettur retturnar
accusative rettu rettuna rettur retturnar
dative rettu rettunni rettum rettunum
genitive rettu rettunnar retta rettanna

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Ellipsis of linea retta.

Noun

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retta f (plural rette)

  1. straight line

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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retta f (plural rette)

  1. fee

Etymology 3

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Participle

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retta f sg

  1. feminine singular of retto

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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retta

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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

  1. Alternative form of rette

Vilamovian

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Noun

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retta f

  1. rescue, help

Verb

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retta

  1. to rescue
  2. to save (somebody)
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