dereito

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese dereito, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus.

Adjective[edit]

dereito (feminine dereita, masculine plural dereitos, feminine plural dereitas)

  1. right, righthand
    Antonym: esquerdo
  2. straight (not crooked or bent)
    Antonym: recto

Noun[edit]

dereito m (plural dereitos)

  1. right (legal or moral entitlement)
  2. the study of law

Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dereito m

  1. right

Descendants[edit]

  • Galician: dereito
  • Portuguese: direito (see there for further descendants)