rétt

See also: rett

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrjɛht/
    Rhymes: -ɛht

Etymology 1

Noun

rétt f (genitive singular réttar, nominative plural réttir)

  1. fold, pen (for sheep, etc.)
  2. paddock, corral
    Synonym: hestarétt
  3. (in the plural) rounding-up of sheep
Declension
Declension of rétt (feminine)
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

Etymology 2

Adverb

rétt (comparative réttar, superlative réttast)

  1. rightly, correctly
    Synonym: réttalega
  2. straight
    Synonym: beint
  3. only, just
    Synonym: bara

Etymology 3

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

Etymology 4

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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