dexter: all forms
dexter means “right (hand); favorable”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | dexter | dextra | dextrum | |
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| Genitive | dextri | dextrae | dextri | |
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| Dative | dextro | dextrae | dextro | |
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| Accusative | dextrum | dextram | dextrum | |
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| Ablative | dextro | dextra | dextro | |
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| Vocative | dexter | dextra | dextrum | |
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Positive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | dextri | dextrae | dextra | |
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| Genitive | dextrorum | dextrarum | dextrorum | |
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| Dative | | | | dextris |
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| Accusative | dextros | dextras | dextra | |
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| Ablative | | | | dextris |
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| Vocative | dextri | dextrae | dextra | |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | dexterius | dexterior |
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| Genitive | dexterioris | dexterioris |
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| Dative | | dexteriori |
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| Accusative | dexterius | dexteriorem |
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| Ablative | | dexteriore · dexteriori |
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| Vocative | dexterius | dexterior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | dexteriora | dexteriores |
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| Genitive | | dexteriorum |
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| Dative | | dexterioribus |
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| Accusative | dexteriora | dexteriores |
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| Ablative | | dexterioribus |
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| Vocative | dexteriora | dexteriores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | dextimus | dextima | dextimum | |
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| Genitive | dextimi | dextimae | dextimi | |
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| Dative | dextimo | dextimae | dextimo | |
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| Accusative | dextimum | dextimam | dextimum | |
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| Ablative | dextimo | dextima | dextimo | |
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| Vocative | dextime | dextima | dextimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | dextimi | dextimae | dextima | |
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| Genitive | dextimorum | dextimarum | dextimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | dextimis |
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| Accusative | dextimos | dextimas | dextima | |
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| Ablative | | | | dextimis |
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| Vocative | dextimi | dextimae | dextima | |
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Meaning and examples of dexter
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.