δεξιός
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Hellenic *deksiwós, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-. Cognate with Sanskrit दक्षिण (dákṣiṇa) and Latin dexter.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /dek.si.ós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /dek.siˈos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðek.siˈos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðek.siˈos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðek.siˈos/
Adjective
editδεξῐός • (dexiós) m (feminine δεξῐᾱ́, neuter δεξῐόν); first/second declension
Inflection
editNumber | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | δεξῐός dexiós |
δεξῐᾱ́ dexiā́ |
δεξῐόν dexión |
δεξῐώ dexiṓ |
δεξῐᾱ́ dexiā́ |
δεξῐώ dexiṓ |
δεξῐοί dexioí |
δεξῐαί dexiaí |
δεξῐᾰ́ dexiá | |||||
Genitive | δεξῐοῦ dexioû |
δεξῐᾶς dexiâs |
δεξῐοῦ dexioû |
δεξῐοῖν dexioîn |
δεξῐαῖν dexiaîn |
δεξῐοῖν dexioîn |
δεξῐῶν dexiôn |
δεξῐῶν dexiôn |
δεξῐῶν dexiôn | |||||
Dative | δεξῐῷ dexiôi |
δεξῐᾷ dexiâi |
δεξῐῷ dexiôi |
δεξῐοῖν dexioîn |
δεξῐαῖν dexiaîn |
δεξῐοῖν dexioîn |
δεξῐοῖς dexioîs |
δεξῐαῖς dexiaîs |
δεξῐοῖς dexioîs | |||||
Accusative | δεξῐόν dexión |
δεξῐᾱ́ν dexiā́n |
δεξῐόν dexión |
δεξῐώ dexiṓ |
δεξῐᾱ́ dexiā́ |
δεξῐώ dexiṓ |
δεξῐούς dexioús |
δεξῐᾱ́ς dexiā́s |
δεξῐᾰ́ dexiá | |||||
Vocative | δεξῐέ dexié |
δεξῐᾱ́ dexiā́ |
δεξῐόν dexión |
δεξῐώ dexiṓ |
δεξῐᾱ́ dexiā́ |
δεξῐώ dexiṓ |
δεξῐοί dexioí |
δεξῐαί dexiaí |
δεξῐᾰ́ dexiá | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
δεξῐῶς dexiôs |
δεξῐώτερος dexiṓteros |
δεξῐώτᾰτος dexiṓtatos | ||||||||||||
Notes: |
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Antonyms
editDerived terms
edit- δεξιτερός (dexiterós).
- περῐδέξῐος (peridéxios)
Descendants
edit- Greek: δεξιός (dexiós)
References
edit- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δεξιός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 316-7
Further reading
edit- “δεξιός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “δεξιός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “δεξιός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δεξιός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “δεξιός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G1188 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- adroit idem, page 13.
- auspicious idem, page 53.
- clever idem, page 137.
- deft idem, page 206.
- dexterous idem, page 221.
- fair idem, page 302.
- favourable idem, page 311.
- fortunate idem, page 340.
- handy idem, page 383.
- happy idem, page 384.
- hopeful idem, page 405.
- lucky idem, page 504.
- propitious idem, page 653.
- right idem, page 714.
- skilful idem, page 780.
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
Greek
editEtymology
editInherited from Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexiós). Sense for politics (also substantivised), semantic loan from French droit.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ðe.ksiˈos/ and by some speakers, in fast, informal speech /ðeksˈços/
- Hyphenation: δε‧ξι‧ός
Adjective
editδεξιός • (dexiós) m (feminine δεξιά, neuter δεξιό)
- right; right-handed
- (politics) of the right / right-wing
- see also: συντηρητικός (syntiritikós, “conservative”)
Declension
editDeclension of δεξιός
number case \ gender |
singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | δεξιός • | δεξιά • | δεξιό • | δεξιοί • | δεξιές • | δεξιά • |
genitive | δεξιού • | δεξιάς • | δεξιού • | δεξιών • | δεξιών • | δεξιών • |
accusative | δεξιό • | δεξιά • | δεξιό • | δεξιούς • | δεξιές • | δεξιά • |
vocative | δεξιέ • | δεξιά • | δεξιό • | δεξιοί • | δεξιές • | δεξιά • |
derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο δεξιός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο δεξιός, etc.) |
Degrees of comparison by suffixation
comparative | singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | δεξιότερος • | δεξιότερη • | δεξιότερο • | δεξιότεροι • | δεξιότερες • | δεξιότερα • |
genitive | δεξιότερου • | δεξιότερης • | δεξιότερου • | δεξιότερων • | δεξιότερων • | δεξιότερων • |
accusative | δεξιότερο • | δεξιότερη • | δεξιότερο • | δεξιότερους • | δεξιότερες • | δεξιότερα • |
vocative | δεξιότερε • | δεξιότερη • | δεξιότερο • | δεξιότεροι • | δεξιότερες • | δεξιότερα • |
derivations | relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο δεξιότερος", etc) | |||||
Absolute superlative | singular | plural | ||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | δεξιότατος • | δεξιότατη • | δεξιότατο • | δεξιότατοι • | δεξιότατες • | δεξιότατα • |
genitive | δεξιότατου • | δεξιότατης • | δεξιότατου • | δεξιότατων • | δεξιότατων • | δεξιότατων • |
accusative | δεξιότατο • | δεξιότατη • | δεξιότατο • | δεξιότατους • | δεξιότατες • | δεξιότατα • |
vocative | δεξιότατε • | δεξιότατη • | δεξιότατο • | δεξιότατοι • | δεξιότατες • | δεξιότατα • |
Antonyms
edit- αριστερός (aristerós, “left”)
Related terms
edit- αδέξιος (adéxios, “clumsy”)
- αδεξιότητα (adexiótita, “clumsiness”)
- ακροδεξιός (akrodexiós, “far-right, ultraright”)
- δεξιά (dexiá, adverb)
- δεξιά f (dexiá, “right wing”, noun) (politics)
Noun
editδεξιός • (dexiós) m (plural δεξιοί)
- (politics) right-winger
- Αυτός είναι δεξιός και ο αδερφός του είναι αριστερός.
- Aftós eínai dexiós kai o aderfós tou eínai aristerós.
- He is a right-winger and his brother is left-winger.
- Κέρδισαν/Έχασαν τις εκλογές οι δεξιοί.
- Kérdisan/Échasan tis eklogés oi dexioí.
- The rightists won/lost the elections.
- see also: συντηρητικός (syntiritikós, “conservative”)
Declension
editDeclension of δεξιός
References
edit- ^ δεξιός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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