Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *deksiwós, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-. Cognate with Sanskrit दक्षिण (dákṣiṇa) and Latin dexter.[1]

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Adjective

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δεξῐός (dexiósm (feminine δεξῐᾱ́, neuter δεξῐόν); first/second declension

  1. right (hand, side).
  2. fortunate
  3. northward
  4. able
  5. courteous

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Descendants

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  • Greek: δεξιός (dexiós)

References

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  1. ^ 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

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexiós). Sense for politics (also substantivised), semantic loan from French droit.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ðe.ksiˈos/ and by some speakers, in fast, informal speech /ðeksˈços/
  • Hyphenation: δε‧ξι‧ός

Adjective

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δεξιός (dexiósm (feminine δεξιά, neuter δεξιό)

  1. right; right-handed
    alternative variant: δεξής m (dexís), δεξιά f (dexiá), δεξί n (dexí)
  2. (politics) of the right / right-wing
    see also: συντηρητικός (syntiritikós, conservative)

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Noun

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δεξιός (dexiósm (plural δεξιοί)

  1. (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)

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References

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  1. ^ δεξιός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language