ezkerra

Basque

Etymology

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Adjective

ezkerra

absolutive definite singular of ezker

1. left-handed
2. left

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• ezkerralde (“left side”)
• ezkertiar (“leftist”)

Descendants

• Catalan: esquerra, esquerre
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: skerda
• Kabuverdianu: skérda
• Occitan: esquèrra
• Portuguese: esquerda
• Spanish: izquierda

References

• Gorka Aulestia, Basque–English Dictionary (1989)
• Gorka Aulestia, Linda White, Basque–English, English–Basque Dictionary (1992)