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retten

retten

Danish

Noun

retten c

  1. singular definite of ret

German

Etymology

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.

Verb

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

  1. to save
  2. to rescue

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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)

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References

  1. Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

retten m

  1. definite singular of rett

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

retten m

  1. definite singular of rett