overwordExplorer
PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

direita.

right (opposite of left)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/d͡ʒiˈɾej.tɐ/Brazil[d͡ʒiˈɾeɪ̯.tɐ]Brazil/diˈɾɐj.tɐ/Portugal/diˈɾej.tɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. right (opposite of left)

    feminine

  2. right

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dīs- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós Proto-Italic *rektos Latin rēctus Latin dīrēctus Vulgar Latin *dērēctus Old Galician-Portuguese dereita Portuguese direita Feminine of direito. Or from Old Galician-Portuguese dereita, feminine form of dereito, from Latin dīrēctus (“straight”), from dīrigō (“lay straight; direct; distribute”), from dis- + regō (“to rule, govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Compare Spanish derecha, Catalan dreta, French droite, Italian dritta, Romanian dreapta.

adj/d͡ʒiˈɾej.tɐ/Brazil[d͡ʒiˈɾeɪ̯.tɐ]Brazil/diˈɾɐj.tɐ/Portugal/diˈɾej.tɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. feminine singular of direito

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dīs- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós Proto-Italic *rektos Latin rēctus Latin dīrēctus Vulgar Latin *dērēctus Old Galician-Portuguese dereita Portuguese direita Feminine of direito. Or from Old Galician-Portuguese dereita, feminine form of dereito, from Latin dīrēctus (“straight”), from dīrigō (“lay straight; direct; distribute”), from dis- + regō (“to rule, govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Compare Spanish derecha, Catalan dreta, French droite, Italian dritta, Romanian dreapta.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

direita has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

direita studiodireita workshello, direita

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.