réttur

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrjɛhtʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɛhtʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse réttr (1), from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.

Adjective

réttur (comparative réttari, superlative réttastur)

  1. straight
  2. (mathematics) right (of an angle)
  3. right, correct
  4. exactly full or complete
  5. morally right, just (of a thing, not a person)
Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative réttur rétt rétt
accusative réttan rétta rétt
dative réttum réttri réttu
genitive rétts réttrar rétts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative réttir réttar rétt
accusative rétta réttar rétt
dative réttum réttum réttum
genitive réttra réttra réttra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rétti rétta rétta
accusative rétta réttu rétta
dative rétta réttu rétta
genitive rétta réttu rétta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative réttu réttu réttu
accusative réttu réttu réttu
dative réttu réttu réttu
genitive réttu réttu réttu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative réttari réttari réttara
accusative réttari réttari réttara
dative réttari réttari réttara
genitive réttari réttari réttara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative réttari réttari réttari
accusative réttari réttari réttari
dative réttari réttari réttari
genitive réttari réttari réttari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative réttastur réttust réttast
accusative réttastan réttasta réttast
dative réttustum réttastri réttustu
genitive réttasts réttastrar réttasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative réttastir réttastar réttust
accusative réttasta réttastar réttust
dative réttustum réttustum réttustum
genitive réttastra réttastra réttastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative réttasti réttasta réttasta
accusative réttasta réttustu réttasta
dative réttasta réttustu réttasta
genitive réttasta réttustu réttasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative réttustu réttustu réttustu
accusative réttustu réttustu réttustu
dative réttustu réttustu réttustu
genitive réttustu réttustu réttustu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse réttr (2).

Noun

réttur m (genitive singular réttar, nominative plural réttir)

  1. law
  2. court of law
  3. right (legal [or moral] entitlement)
  4. course (dinner course)
Declension
declension of réttur
m-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative réttur rétturinn réttir réttirnir
accusative rétt réttinn rétti réttina
dative rétti réttinum réttum réttunum
genitive réttar réttarins rétta réttanna

See also
  • sérréttur
  • aðalréttur
  • foréttur
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