different between recta vs rectal

English

Noun

recta

1. plural of rectum
   • 1983: John Oliver Killens, And Then We Heard the Thunder, p321

     They were scared deep in their recta, but they leaped out of the foxhole and ran to the rescue, but by the time they got there Bucket-head had already stopped one of the enemy and the rest of them headed back upstream.

References

Anagrams

• Carte, Trace, acter, caret, carte, cater, crate, creat, react, reäct, trace

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?r?k.t?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?r?k.ta/

Adjective

recta

1. feminine singular of recte

Latin

Etymology 1

From the feminine ablative singular of r?ctus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?re?k.ta?/, [?re?kt?ä?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?rek.ta/, [?r?kt??]

Adverb

r?ct? (not comparable)

1. directly, straightforward

Etymology 2

See r?ctus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?re?k.ta?/, [?re?kt?ä?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?rek.ta/, [?r?kt??]

Participle

r?cta

1. nominative/vocative feminine singular of r?ctus
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of r?ctus

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?re?k.ta/, [?re?kt?ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?rek.ta/, [?r?kt??]

Participle

r?ct?

1. ablative feminine singular of r?ctus

References

• recta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• recta in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• recta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Adjective

recta

1. feminine singular of recto

Spanish

Adjective

recta

1. feminine singular of recto

Noun

recta f (plural rectas)

1. straight line
2. straight

Derived terms

English

Adjective

rectal (not comparable)

1. Of, via or related to the rectum.

   The customs inspector subjected him to a rectal exam.

Synonyms

• anal

Translations

Noun

rectal (plural rectals)

1. (informal) A rectal examination.
   • 1988, Judith Campbell, J. Golick, Sexuality: An Education Resource Book (page 53)

     Most doctors feel a rectal examination is unnecessary following a full pelvic examination, so that rectals are not routinely performed on women.

Anagrams

• Claret, arclet, cartel, claret, lacert

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??k.tal/
• Homophones: rectale, rectales

Adjective

rectal (feminine singular rectale, masculine plural rectaux, feminine plural rectales)

1. rectal

Further reading

• “rectal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• cartel, clarté, tacler

Interlingua

Adjective

rectal (not comparable)

1. rectal

Romanian

Etymology

From French rectal

Adjective

rectal m or n (feminine singular rectal?, masculine plural rectali, feminine and neuter plural rectale)

1. rectal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

rectal (plural rectales)

1. rectal