reta
See also: Appendix:Variations of "reta"
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreta/ [ˈre.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: re‧ta
Verb
reta
- inflection of retar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Esperanto
Etymology
From reto (“net”, noun) + -a (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreta/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: re‧ta
Adjective
reta (accusative singular retan, plural retaj, accusative plural retajn)
- net (in most senses, including mesh, tool for trapping, figurative, computing network, Internet)
- Reta Vortaro ― Internet Dictionary
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreta/ [ˈre.t̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -eta
- Hyphenation: rė‧ta
Verb
reta
- inflection of retar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Iban
Etymology
From Malay harta, from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha).
Noun
reta
Derived terms
Latvian
Adjective
reta
- inflection of rets:
- genitive masculine singular
- nominative feminine singular
Polish
Etymology
Deverbal from ratować.
Pronunciation
- (Masovia):
- (Far Masovian) IPA(key): [ˈrɛ.ta]
Noun
reta f
- (Far Masovian) synonym of ratunek
Further reading
- Antoni Waga (1860), “reta”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska[1] (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 757
Portuguese
Alternative forms
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]
- (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
- feminine singular of reto
Noun
reta f (plural retas)
- (geometry) line (infinite one-dimensional figure)
- a straight section of a path or road
- Antonym: curva
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “reta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “reta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreta/ [ˈre.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: re‧ta
Verb
reta
- inflection of retar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse reita, from Proto-Germanic *wraitijaną.
Pronunciation
- (Sweden) IPA(key): /ˈrêː.ta/
Audio: (file)
Verb
reta (present retar, preterite retade, supine retat, imperative reta)
- to tease
- to annoy or irritate or provoke; to make somebody or something irritated
Inflection
| 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 |
| present participle | retande | |||
| past participle | retad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
- retfull
- retfullhet
- retlig
- retning
- retsticka
- skrattretande