destre

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan (compare Occitan dèstre), from Latin dexter, dextrum (compare Spanish diestro, Italian destro), from Proto-Italic *deksteros, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱs(i)-tero-, from *deḱs- (“right”).

Adjective

destre (feminine destra, masculine and feminine plural destres)

  1. right; opposite of left
  2. right, right-handed
  3. dexterous
  4. the left side of a shield from the point of view of the viewer

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Italian

Noun

destre f

  1. plural of destra

Old French

Etymology

From Latin dexter, dextrum.

Adjective

destre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular destre)

  1. right (on the right-hand side)
  2. right-handed
  3. dexterous

Descendants

  • Norman: dêtre

Tarantino

Etymology

From Latin dexter, dextrum.

Adjective

destre

  1. right
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