English

Proper noun

Reta

1. A female given name

Asturian

Verb

reta

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

Latvian

Adjective

reta

1. genitive singular masculine form of rets
2. nominative singular feminine form of rets

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• recta (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.ta/, /ˈʁɛ.tɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛ.ta/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: re‧ta

Adjective

reta f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective reto.

Noun

reta f (plural retas)

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

Antonyms

• (straight section of a path): curva

Derived terms

• semirreta

Related terms

• retificar
• reto

Spanish

Verb

reta

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of retar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of retar.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse erta.

Pronunciation

Verb

reta

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

Conjugation

Compounds

• retfull
• retfullhet
• retlig
• retning
• retsticka