retret

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [rəˈtɾet]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) (Mallorca) [rəˈtɾet], (Menorca) [rəˈtɾɛt]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [reˈtɾet]

Etymology 1

Past participle of retreure and its nominalization.

Noun

retret m (plural retrets)

  1. reproach

Participle

retret (feminine retreta, masculine plural retrets, feminine plural retretes)

  1. past participle of retreure

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin retractus.

Noun

retret (feminine retreta, masculine plural retrets, feminine plural retretes)

  1. reserved (of a person; communicating little)
  2. (heraldry) retrait

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch retraite, from Old French retrait or retret, from Latin retractus, from retraho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛt̚.rɛt̚]
  • Hyphenation: rèt‧rèt

Noun

rètrèt (first-person possessive retretku, second-person possessive retretmu, third-person possessive retretnya)

  1. (Christianity) retreat, period of meditation, prayer, or study.
    Synonym: khalwat

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.