reutu

Asturian

Etymology 1

From Latin rectus.

Alternative forms

Adjective

reutu m sg (feminine singular reuta, neuter singular reuto, masculine plural reutos, feminine plural reutes)

  1. straight (not crooked)
    llinia reuta ― straight line
  2. right (of an angle, having 90 degrees)
    ángulu reutu ― right angle
  3. honest, hardworking, well-mannered, well-bred, just (a person)

Etymology 2

From Latin rectum (intestinum).

Noun

reutu m (plural reutos)

  1. (anatomy) rectum

Further reading

  • “reutu (adjective)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • “reutu (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “reutu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.