reta

See also: Reta, retá, réta, and retā

Asturian

Verb

reta

1. inflection of retar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

reta

1. inflection of retar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Iban

Etymology

From Malay harta, from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha).

Noun

reta

1. property
2. wealth
3. treasure

Derived terms

• bereta

 

Latvian

Adjective

reta

1. inflection of rets:
   1. genitive singular masculine
   2. nominative singular feminine

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• recta (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From Latin rēcta, feminine of rēctus (“straight”), from perfect passive participle of regō (“to rule”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, to direct”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.tɐ/ [ˈhɛ.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.tɐ/ [ˈhɛ.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.tɐ/ [ˈχɛ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.ta/ [ˈhɛ.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: re‧ta

Adjective

reta

1. feminine singular of reto

Noun

reta f (plural retas)

1. (geometry) line (infinite one-dimensional figure)
2. a straight section of a path or road

   Antonym: curva

Derived terms

• semirreta

Related terms

• retificar
• reto

Spanish

Verb

reta

1. inflection of retar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse reita, from Proto-Germanic *wraitijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

reta (present retar, preterite retade, supine retat, imperative reta)

1. to tease
2. to annoy or irritate or provoke; to make somebody or something irritated

Conjugation

Conjugation of reta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	reta		retas
Supine	retat		retats
Imperative	reta		—
Imper. plural1	reten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	retar	retade	retas	retades
Ind. plural1	reta	retade	retas	retades
Subjunctive2	rete	retade	retes	retades
	Participles
Present participle	retande
Past participle	retad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Compounds

• retfull
• retfullhet
• retlig
• retning
• retsticka
• skrattretande

Anagrams

• aret, erat, reat, trea