"rectus" meaning in Latin

See rectus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈreːk.tus/ [Classical], [ˈreːkt̪ʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈrek.tus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈrɛkt̪us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Perfect passive participle of regō (“to keep or lead straight, to guide”). Corresponds to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“having moved in a straight line”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{m|la|regō||to keep or lead straight, to guide}} regō (“to keep or lead straight, to guide”), {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₃reǵtós||having moved in a straight line}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“having moved in a straight line”), {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-||to straighten, direct}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”) Head templates: {{la-part|rēctus|adv=rēctē|comp=rēctior|sup=rēctissimus}} rēctus (feminine rēcta, neuter rēctum, comparative rēctior, superlative rēctissimus, adverb rēctē); first/second-declension participle Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|rēctus}} Forms: rēctus [canonical], rēcta [feminine], rēctum [neuter], rēctior [comparative], rēctissimus [superlative], rēctē [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], rēctus [masculine, nominative, singular], rēcta [feminine, nominative, singular], rēctum [neuter, nominative, singular], rēctī [masculine, nominative, plural], rēctae [feminine, nominative, plural], rēcta [neuter, nominative, plural], rēctī [genitive, masculine, singular], rēctae [feminine, genitive, singular], rēctī [genitive, neuter, singular], rēctōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], rēctārum [feminine, genitive, plural], rēctōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], rēctō [dative, masculine, singular], rēctae [dative, feminine, singular], rēctō [dative, neuter, singular], rēctīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], rēctum [accusative, masculine, singular], rēctam [accusative, feminine, singular], rēctum [accusative, neuter, singular], rēctōs [accusative, masculine, plural], rēctās [accusative, feminine, plural], rēcta [accusative, neuter, plural], rēctō [ablative, masculine, singular], rēctā [ablative, feminine, singular], rēctō [ablative, neuter, singular], rēctīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], rēcte [masculine, singular, vocative], rēcta [feminine, singular, vocative], rēctum [neuter, singular, vocative], rēctī [masculine, plural, vocative], rēctae [feminine, plural, vocative], rēcta [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright. Tags: declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect Form of: regō (extra: to keep or lead straight, to guide) Synonyms: prōrsus
    Sense id: en-rectus-la-verb-Mqy75z5~ Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 65 9 26
  2. (in general) right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting. Tags: declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect, usually Form of: regō (extra: to keep or lead straight, to guide)
    Sense id: en-rectus-la-verb-wxepm7WA
  3. (in particular) morally right, correct, lawful, just, virtuous, noble, good, proper, honest. Tags: declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect Form of: regō (extra: to keep or lead straight, to guide)
    Sense id: en-rectus-la-verb-UrMS-ira

Download JSON data for rectus meaning in Latin (8.7kB)

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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
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      "form": "rēcta",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    },
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      "form": "rēcta",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "1": "rēctus",
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        "sup": "rēctissimus"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "65 9 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Which preserve their order in straight lines",
          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico VII.23",
          "text": "Quae rectis lineis suos ordines servant"
        }
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        "led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright."
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        [
          "led",
          "lead"
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        [
          "straight",
          "straight"
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        [
          "drawn",
          "draw"
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        [
          "upright",
          "upright"
        ]
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          "word": "prōrsus"
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        "right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting."
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          "right",
          "right"
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          "proper"
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        [
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          "appropriate"
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        [
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          "befitting"
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        "(in general) right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting."
      ],
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        "declension-2",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect",
        "usually"
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    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "prāvus"
        },
        {
          "word": "iniūrius"
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        {
          "english": "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsels. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)",
          "ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.12.15",
          "text": "Via stultī rēcta in oculīs eius; quī autem sapiēns est audit cōnsilia."
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          "just",
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          "virtuous",
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        [
          "noble",
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        ],
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          "good",
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        "passive",
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈreːkt̪ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrek.tus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈrɛkt̪us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Latin first and second declension participles",
    "Latin non-lemma forms",
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    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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          "name": "desc"
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      "depth": 1,
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          "expansion": "Italian: retto",
          "name": "desc"
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "ritto",
            "nolb": "1"
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          "expansion": "ritto",
          "name": "desc"
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        {
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            "1": "it",
            "2": "recto",
            "bor": "1",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ recto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: retto, ritto, → recto"
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          "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: reyto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: reyto"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "reto",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: reto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: reto"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "recto"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: recto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Spanish: recto"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃reǵ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "regō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to keep or lead straight, to guide"
      },
      "expansion": "regō (“to keep or lead straight, to guide”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃reǵtós",
        "4": "",
        "5": "having moved in a straight line"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“having moved in a straight line”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃reǵ-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to straighten, direct"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Perfect passive participle of regō (“to keep or lead straight, to guide”). Corresponds to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“having moved in a straight line”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rēctus",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēcta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctior",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctissimus",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctē",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēcta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēcta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōrum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctārum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōrum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēcta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēcte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēcta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēctae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rēcta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rēctus",
        "adv": "rēctē",
        "comp": "rēctior",
        "sup": "rēctissimus"
      },
      "expansion": "rēctus (feminine rēcta, neuter rēctum, comparative rēctior, superlative rēctissimus, adverb rēctē); first/second-declension participle",
      "name": "la-part"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rēctus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Which preserve their order in straight lines",
          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico VII.23",
          "text": "Quae rectis lineis suos ordines servant"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "to keep or lead straight, to guide",
          "word": "regō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "led",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "straight",
          "straight"
        ],
        [
          "drawn",
          "draw"
        ],
        [
          "upright",
          "upright"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "prōrsus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "to keep or lead straight, to guide",
          "word": "regō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ],
        [
          "correct",
          "correct"
        ],
        [
          "proper",
          "proper"
        ],
        [
          "appropriate",
          "appropriate"
        ],
        [
          "befitting",
          "befitting"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in general) right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "prāvus"
        },
        {
          "word": "iniūrius"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsels. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)",
          "ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.12.15",
          "text": "Via stultī rēcta in oculīs eius; quī autem sapiēns est audit cōnsilia."
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "to keep or lead straight, to guide",
          "word": "regō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "morally right, correct, lawful, just, virtuous, noble, good, proper, honest."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "morally",
          "morally"
        ],
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ],
        [
          "correct",
          "correct"
        ],
        [
          "lawful",
          "lawful"
        ],
        [
          "just",
          "just"
        ],
        [
          "virtuous",
          "virtuous"
        ],
        [
          "noble",
          "noble"
        ],
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "proper",
          "proper"
        ],
        [
          "honest",
          "honest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in particular) morally right, correct, lawful, just, virtuous, noble, good, proper, honest."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in particular"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈreːk.tus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈreːkt̪ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrek.tus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈrɛkt̪us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rectus"
}
{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: rectus/Latin 'Number' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "rectus"
  ],
  "section": "Latin",
  "subsection": "participle",
  "title": "rectus",
  "trace": ""
}

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