direita

Portuguese

Etymology

Feminine of direito. Or from Old Galician-Portuguese dereita, feminine form of dereito, from Latin dīrectus (“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.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɾej.tɐ/ [d͡ʒiˈɾeɪ̯.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɾej.ta/ [d͡ʒiˈɾeɪ̯.ta]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɾɐj.tɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɾej.tɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɾej.tɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈɾe.tɐ/

Hyphenation: di‧rei‧ta

Noun

direita f (plural direitas)

right (opposite of left)
Synonym: destra
(politics) right

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “both”): esquerda

Derived terms

Related terms

Adjective

direita

feminine singular of direito

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