ambidextre
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ambidexter, from Latin ambi- + dexter.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [əm.biˈðɛks.tɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) unknown
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [am.biˈðeks.tɾe]
Adjective edit
ambidextre m or f (masculine and feminine plural ambidextres)
Noun edit
ambidextre m or f by sense (plural ambidextres)
- ambidextrous person
Related terms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ambidexter (literally “right-handed on both sides”), from ambi- + dexter (whence French dextre).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ambidextre (plural ambidextres)
- ambidextrous (having equal ability with both hands)
Noun edit
ambidextre m or f by sense (plural ambidextres)
- ambidextrous person
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “ambidextre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.