retten

Danish

Noun

retten c

  1. singular definite of ret

German

Etymology

From Middle High German retten, from Old High German hretten or retten, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (to save, rescue). Cognate with Dutch redden, English redd and rid. More at redd, rid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʀɛtn̩/
  • (file)

Verb

retten (third-person singular simple present rettet, past tense rettete, past participle gerettet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to save
  2. to rescue

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading


Hungarian

Etymology

From a sound-imitative root + -en (instantaneous suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛtːɛn]
  • Hyphenation: ret‧ten

Verb

retten

  1. (intransitive) to recoil (in horror)

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elretten
  • megretten

References

  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German retten, from Old High German retten, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną. Cognate with German retten, Dutch redden, English redd, Danish redde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʀætən/

Verb

retten (third-person singular present rett, past participle gerett, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to rescue, to save

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive retten
participle gerett
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular retten
2nd singular retts rett
3rd singular rett
1st plural retten
2nd plural rett rett
3rd plural retten
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

retten m

  1. definite singular of rett

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

retten m

  1. definite singular of rett
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