dexter

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin dexter < Proto-Indo-European *deks(i)-tero- < Proto-Indo-European *deks- (“‘right’”) (Pokorny, Watkins, 1969; et al.)

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dexter

  1. right (as opposed to left)
  2. (heraldry) The right side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the left side to the viewer.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-. Cognates include Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexios) and Sanskrit दक्षिण (dákṣiṇa).

[edit] Adjective

dexter, dextra or dextera, dextrum or dexterum; first/second declension

  1. right
  2. skillful
  3. fortunate, favorable
  4. proper, fitting
  5. masculine vocative singular of dexter

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First and second declensions (1&2).

Number Singular Plural
Case \ Gender M. F. N. MM. FF. NN.
nominative dexter dextera dexterum dexterī dexterae dextera
genitive dexterī dexterae dexterī dexterōrum dexterārum dexterōrum
dative dexterō dexterae dexterō dexterīs dexterīs dexterīs
accusative dexterum dexteram dexterum dexterōs dexterās dextera
ablative dexterō dexterā dexterō dexterīs dexterīs dexterīs
vocative dexter dextera dexterum dexterī dexterae dextera

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