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de.

right (opposite of left)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/deː/

  1. right (opposite of left)

    not-comparable

  2. south, southern (abbreviation: D)

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Contraction of older deau (“right; south”), from Proto-Celtic *dexswos (“right”). Cognate with Cornish dyghow, Breton dehou, Irish deas, Scottish Gaelic deas, Manx jiass. The sense "south" comes from the fact that the south is on the right-hand side of a person facing east. Compare the relationship between cledd (“left”) and gogledd (“north”).

noun/deː/

  1. right

    feminine · masculine · uncountable

  2. south

    feminine · masculine · uncountable

  3. South Wales

    feminine · masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Contraction of older deau (“right; south”), from Proto-Celtic *dexswos (“right”). Cognate with Cornish dyghow, Breton dehou, Irish deas, Scottish Gaelic deas, Manx jiass. The sense "south" comes from the fact that the south is on the right-hand side of a person facing east. Compare the relationship between cledd (“left”) and gogledd (“north”).

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