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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ret.

straight

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adv/rɛt/[ˈʁad̥][ˈʁɑd̥]

  1. straight

  2. rightly, properly

  3. rather, quite

    Han er ret høj.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, cognate with Swedish rätt, rät, English right, German recht, gerecht. The Germanic adjective goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós, hence Latin rēctus (“straight”), Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós, “stretched out”).

adj/rɛt/[ˈʁad̥][ˈʁɑd̥]

  1. straight

    en ret linje

  2. right, proper

  3. rightful

    den rette arving

  4. plain, knitwise

    adverbial · also
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, cognate with Swedish rätt, rät, English right, German recht, gerecht. The Germanic adjective goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós, hence Latin rēctus (“straight”), Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós, “stretched out”).

noun/rɛt/[ˈʁad̥][ˈʁɑd̥]

  1. justice, law

    common-gender · uncountable

  2. court, courtroom, lawcourt (institution)

    common-gender

  3. courtroom (physical location)

    common-gender

  4. right, entitlement

    common-gender · uncountable

  5. dish, course (of food)

    common-gender

  6. right side (e.g. of a fabric')

    common-gender · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic *rehtuz, related to the adjective *rehtaz. The Danish word has been influenced by the German cognates Recht (“right, law”) and Gericht (“court”). The meaning “course of food” is influenced by Middle Low German richte and German Gericht.

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