dereito
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese dereito, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus.
Adjective
dereito m (feminine singular dereita, masculine plural dereitos, feminine plural dereitas)
- right, righthand
- straight (not crooked or bent)
Antonyms
- (right, righthand): esquerdo
- (straight): recto
Noun
dereito m (plural dereitos)
- right (legal or moral entitlement)
- the study of law
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus.
Noun
dereito m
- right
Descendants
- Galician: dereito
- Portuguese: direito
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: direta, diritu
- Kabuverdianu: direta, réta, dretu