destre
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin dextrum (compare Occitan dèstre, Spanish diestro, Italian destro), from Proto-Italic *deksteros, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱs(i)-tero-, from *deḱs- (“right”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdes.tɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈdes.tɾe]
- Homophone: destra (Central)
Adjective edit
destre (feminine destra, masculine and feminine plural destres)
- right; opposite of left
- right, right-handed
- dexterous
- Antonym: maldestre
- the left side of a shield from the point of view of the viewer
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “destre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “destre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “destre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “destre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Italian edit
Noun edit
destre f
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin dexter, dextrum.
Adjective edit
destre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular destre)
- right (on the right-hand side)
- right-handed
- dexterous
Descendants edit
- Norman: dêtre
Tarantino edit
Etymology edit
From Latin dexter, dextrum.
Adjective edit
destre