retret

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [rəˈtɾet]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Mallorca) [rəˈtɾet], (Menorca) [rəˈtɾɛt]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [reˈtɾet]

Etymology 1

Past participle of retreure and its nominalization.

Noun

retret m (plural retrets)

  1. reproach

Participle

retret (feminine retreta, masculine plural retrets, feminine plural retretes)

  1. past participle of retreure

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin retractus.

Adjective

retret (feminine retreta, masculine plural retrets, feminine plural retretes)

  1. reserved (of a person; communicating little)
  2. (heraldry) retrait

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch retraite, from Old French retrait or retret, from Latin retractus, from retraho.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrɛtrɛt/ [ˈrɛt̪̚.rɛt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ɛtrɛt
  • Syllabification: ret‧ret

Noun

rètrèt (plural retret-retret)

  1. (Christianity) retreat, period of meditation, prayer, or study
    Synonym: khalwat

Further reading