ρητό

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾiˈto/
  • Hyphenation: ρη‧τό

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ῥητόν (rhētón, “biblical quotation”), from Ancient Greek ῥητός (rhētós), with semantic loan from French dicton.[1]

Noun

ρητό • (ritó) n (plural ρητά)

  1. dictum, maxim, saying (short phrase expressing a basic truth)
    Synonyms: απόφθεγμα n (apófthegma), γνωμικό n (gnomikó), παροιμία f (paroimía), ρήση f (rísi)
Declension
declension of ρητό
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ρητό • ρητά •
genitive ρητού • ρητών •
accusative ρητό • ρητά •
vocative ρητό • ρητά •

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ρητό • (ritó)

  1. Accusative masculine singular form of ρητός (ritós).
  2. Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter singular form of ρητός (ritós).

References
  1. ρητό - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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