recto

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See also: recto-

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin rēctō foliō (on the right leaf, on the right page), the ablative case of the Latin rēctus (right). Compare versus (turned).

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Noun

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recto (plural rectos)

  1. The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
    1. (printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.
  2. (law) A writ of right.

Synonyms

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  • (front side of a flat object): front

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of front side of a flat object): verso, flipside
  • (antonym(s) of right-hand page of a book): reverso

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Asturian

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Adjective

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recto

  1. neuter of rectu

French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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recto m (plural rectos)

  1. recto

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin [​foliō​] rēctō (literally on the front of the sheet).

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Noun

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recto m (invariable)

  1. recto (front side of a flat object)
    Antonym: verso

Further reading

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  • recto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From rēctus (straight) +‎ .

Adverb

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rēctō (not comparable)

  1. directly

Etymology 2

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See rēctus.

Participle

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rēctō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rēctus

References

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  • recto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • recto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old Irish

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Noun

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recto

  1. Alternative spelling of rechto: genitive singular/dual of rect

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
recto
also rrecto after a proclitic
recto
pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Portuguese

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Adjective

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recto (feminine recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of reto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Noun

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recto m (plural rectos)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of reto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French recto or Latin recto.

Noun

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recto n (uncountable)

  1. recto

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈreɡto/ [ˈreɣ̞.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eɡto
  • Syllabification: rec‧to

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (straightened, right).

Adjective

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recto (feminine recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas)

  1. straight (of a line, pipe, street, etc, never about sexuality.)
  2. honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
  3. literal (of a meaning)
  4. (geometry) right (of an angle, etc)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin rectum (intestinum).

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Noun

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recto m (plural rectos)

  1. (anatomy) rectum
  2. (anatomy) rectus
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