esquerre

Catalan

Alternative forms

• esquer

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque ezker (“left hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈkɛ.rə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈkɛ.re]

Adjective

esquerre (feminine esquerra, masculine and feminine plural esquerres)

1. left; the opposite of right
2. (geography) on or in the direction of the left bank of a river
3. (politics) left-wing

Antonyms

• dret

Derived terms

• esquerra (“the left”)
• esquerrà (“left-wing, leftist”)

Further reading

• “esquerre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.