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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.
    Synonym: front
    Antonyms: verso, flipside
    1. (printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.
      Antonyms: verso, reverso
  2. (law) A writ of right.

Translations

The right-hand page of a book

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Asturian

Adjective

recto

  1. neuter of rectu

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

recto m (plural rectos)

  1. recto
    Antonym: verso

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

recto m (invariable)

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

Further reading

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

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From rēctus (“straight”) +‎ -ō.

Adverb

rēctō (not comparable)

  1. directly

Etymology 2

See rēctus.

Participle

rēctō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rēctus

References

  • “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.
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Old Irish

Noun

recto

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

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
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Portuguese

Adjective

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

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of reto; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Noun

recto m (plural rectos)

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of reto; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French recto or Latin recto.

Noun

recto n (uncountable)

  1. recto

Declension

More information singular only, indefinite ...

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

  1. straight (not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length)
    Synonyms: derecho, rectilíneo
    Antonyms: torcido, curvo
    línea recta ― straight line
  2. honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
    Synonyms: justo, íntegro, honesto, honrado
  3. literal (exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation)
    Synonym: literal
    Antonym: figurativo
  4. (geometry) right (of an angle, measuring 90 degrees)
    ángulo recto ― right angle
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rectum (intestinum).

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Noun

recto m (plural rectos)

  1. (anatomy) rectum (the terminal part of the large intestine)
  2. (anatomy) rectus
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