"dextre" meaning in All languages combined

See dextre on Wiktionary

Adjective [French]

IPA: /dɛkstʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-dextre.wav Forms: dextres [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French dextre, borrowed from Latin dextra or dextera; replaced the popular/inherited Old French form destre. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|dextre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French dextre, {{inh+|fr|frm|dextre}} Inherited from Middle French dextre, {{bor|fr|la|dextra}} Latin dextra Head templates: {{fr-adj}} dextre (plural dextres)
  1. adroit, dextrous Synonyms: adroit
    Sense id: en-dextre-fr-adj-CQoKHBDj Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 49 21 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 81 4 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 3 28
  2. (dated) right-handed Tags: dated Synonyms: droitier
    Sense id: en-dextre-fr-adj-pfBZsIoP
  3. (heraldry) dexter; right-hand side of the shield
    Sense id: en-dextre-fr-adj-nKTFffDJ Categories (other): Heraldry Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dextrement Related terms: ambidextre
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0

Adjective [Middle French]

Forms: dextres [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dexter, dextra or dextera. Replaced the inherited Old French destre. Etymology templates: {{bor|frm|la|dexter|dexter, dextra}} Latin dexter, dextra Head templates: {{head|frm|adjective|plural|dextres||mf||dextres||{{{mp2}}}||dextrees|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=f|s|f3accel-form=m|p|f5accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=f|head=}} dextre m or f (plural dextres), {{frm-adj|mf}} dextre m or f (plural dextres)
  1. right; on the right-hand side Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms (on the right-hand side): droict, gausche, sinistre
    Sense id: en-dextre-frm-adj-4Zy1xQKU Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

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