dekstra

Esperanto

Etymology

From Italian destro, Latin dexter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dekˈstra/
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Hyphenation: dek‧stra

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

maldekstra
(neologism, nonstandard, rare) liva

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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