DEXTRA, dextra
Sounds Like: DEK-strah
Translations: right, right hand, right side, a right hand
From the root: DEXTRA
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: DEXTRA is a Latin word that primarily means 'right' or 'on the right side' when used as an adjective. It can describe anything located to the right. When used as a noun, it refers specifically to 'the right hand' or 'the right side'. It is commonly used in phrases like 'dextra manus' (right hand) or simply 'dextra' to mean the right hand.
Inflection: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; Feminine, Vocative, Singular; Feminine, Ablative, Singular; Neuter, Nominative, Plural; Neuter, Accusative, Plural; Neuter, Vocative, Plural
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
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