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Reet
Reet
See also: reet
German
Etymology
From German Low German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁeːt/
Noun
Reet m (genitive Reets, no plural)
- Alternative form of Ried
Derived terms
reet
reet
See also: Reet
English
Adjective
reet (comparative mair reet, superlative maist reet)
Usage notes
Generally this spelling and pronunciation of right applies only in the adjective and adverb (see below) senses of the word and of the noun sense.
Adverb
reet (not comparable)
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eːt
Etymology
From rijten (“to rip (up)”)
Noun
reet f (plural reten, diminutive reetje n) (sometimes m)
- A ripped-up spot, tear; cleft, crack, crevice
- De kat krabde reten in het behang.
- The cat tore up the wallpaper to shreds.
- De kat krabde reten in het behang.
- (vulgar) The butt crack, arse, anus
- (by extension, vulgar) The butt, behind
- (by extension, vulgar) (in geen reet nothing at all) nothing
Synonyms
Derived terms
- geen reet nothing, not in the least
Verb
reet