recto

See also: recto-

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛk.toʊ/

Noun

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

Synonyms

• (front side of a flat object): front

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “front side of a flat object”): verso, flipside
• (antonym(s) of “right-hand page of a book”): reverso

Translations

The front side of a flat object

• Czech: líc (cs)
• French: recto (fr) m
• Spanish: anverso m

The right-hand page of a book

• Bulgarian: дясна страница (djasna stranica)
• French: recto (fr) m
• Greek: δεξιά σελίδα f (dexiá selída)
• Ido: averso (io)
• Russian: правая страни́ца f (pravaja straníca), лицевая сторона́ f (licevaja storoná)

See also

• recto-

Anagrams

• Certo, Corte, ERCOT, torce, Ector

Asturian

Adjective

recto

1. neuter of rectu

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

recto m (plural rectos)

1. recto

Further reading

• “recto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛk.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛkto
• Hyphenation: rèc‧to

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

Anagrams

• certo, corte, torce

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈreːk.toː/, [ˈreːkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈrek.to/, [ˈrɛkt̪o]

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.

Old Irish

Noun

recto

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

Mutation

Mutation of recto

radical	lenition	nasalization
recto also rrecto after a proclitic ending in a vowel	recto pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛk.tu/ [ˈhɛk.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛk.tu/ [ˈhɛk.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛk.tu/ [ˈχɛk.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛk.to/ [ˈhɛk.to]

• Hyphenation: rec‧to

Adjective

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

1. (Brazil, rare) Alternative form of reto
2. (European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of reto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Noun

recto m (plural rectos)

1. (Brazil, rare) Alternative form of reto
2. (European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of reto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French recto or Latin recto.

Noun

recto n (uncountable)

1. recto

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	recto	rectoul
genitive-dative	recto	rectoului
vocative	rectoule

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 (of a line, pipe, street, etc, never about sexuality.)
2. honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
3. literal (of a meaning)
4. (geometry) right (of an angle, etc)

Derived terms

• ángulo recto

 

Related terms

• correcto
• directo
• recta
• rectitud

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rectum (intestinum).

Noun

recto m (plural rectos)

1. (anatomy) rectum
2. (anatomy) rectus

Derived terms

• músculo recto
• rectal

 

Further reading

• “recto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• cetro
• corte
• corté
• terco
• troce
• trocé