esquerre

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Catalan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

esquer

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Basque ezker (“left hand”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈkɛ.rə]
IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈkɛ.re]

Adjective[edit]

esquerre (feminine esquerra, masculine and feminine plural esquerres)

left; the opposite of right
(geography) on or in the direction of the left bank of a river
(politics) left-wing

Antonyms[edit]

dret

Derived terms[edit]

esquerra (“the left”)
esquerrà (“left-wing, leftist”)

Further reading[edit]

“esquerre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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