dekstra

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Etymology

From Italian destro, Latin dexter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdekstra/
Hyphenation: deks‧tra
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Adjective

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.
Antonyms: (neologism, nonstandard, rare) liva, maldekstra

Derived terms

dekstre
dekstrulo (“right-handed person; right-wing person”)
dekstruma (“clockwise”)
maldekstrulo (“left-handed person; left-wing person”)
maldekstruma (“anticlockwise, counterclockwise”)

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