dekstra
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian destro, Latin dexter.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dekstra (accusative singular dekstran, plural dekstraj, accusative plural dekstrajn)
- right (opposite of left).
- 1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Eliro 15:12.
- Vi etendis Vian dekstran manon,
Kaj ilin englutis la tero.- You stretched out Your right hand,
And the earth swallowed them.
- You stretched out Your right hand,
- Antonyms: (neologism, nonstandard, rare) liva, maldekstra
- 1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Eliro 15:12.
Derived terms
[edit]- dekstre
- dekstrulo (“right-handed person; right-wing person”)
- dekstruma (“clockwise”)
- maldekstrulo (“left-handed person; left-wing person”)
- maldekstruma (“anticlockwise, counterclockwise”)
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