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dextram

dextram is a Latin form of dexter, meaning “right (hand); favorable”. It is the accusative singular feminine adjective.

Found 175 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 1.20.5: Haec cum pluribus verbis flens a Caesare peteret, Caesar eius dextram prendit; consolatus rogat finem orandi faciat; tanti eius apud se gratiam esse ostendit uti et rei publicae i …

Curtius Rufus, Historiarum Alexandri Magni 5.13.25·2: Dextram deinde protendit eamque Alexandro fidei regiae pignus ferri iubens adprehensa Polystrati manu animam efflavit …

All forms of dexter (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.