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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀριστερός (aristerós, “left”).
Adjective
αριστερός • (aristerós) m (feminine αριστερή or αριστερά, neuter αριστερό)
- left
- Synonym: ζερβός (zervós)
- Antonym: δεξιός (dexiós)
- left-handed
- Synonym: ζερβός (zervós)
- (politics) left; left-wing
Declension
- ακροαριστερός (akroaristerós, “far-leftist”, adjective)
- αριστερά (aristerá, “left”, adjective)
- αριστερά f (aristerá, “the left”, noun)
- αριστερίζω (aristerízo, “to be a left-winger”)
- αριστερισμός m (aristerismós, “leftism”)
- αριστεριστής m (aristeristís, “leftist”)
- αριστερίστικος (aristerístikos, “leftist”, adjective)
- αριστερίστρια f (aristerístria, “leftist”)
- αριστερόθεν (aristeróthen, “from the left”, adverb)
- αριστερόστροφα (aristeróstrofa, “anticlockwise”, adverb)
- αριστερόστροφος (aristeróstrofos, “anticlockwise”)
- αριστερόχειρ m (aristerócheir, “left-hander, left-handed person”)
- αριστερόχειρας m (aristerócheiras, “left-hander, left-handed person”)
- αριστεροχειρία f (aristerocheiría, “left-handedness”)
- αριστερόχερος (aristerócheros, “lefthanded”, adjective)
- but see: άριστος (áristos, “excellent”, adjective)