de

Pronunciation: /deː/

“de” is a Welsh word. Its 5 meanings in English:

adjective

right (opposite of left)
south, southern (abbreviation: D)

noun

right
south
South Wales

Etymology

Contraction of older deau (“right; south”), from Proto-Celtic *dexswos (“right”). Cognate with Cornish dyghow, Breton dehou, Irish deas, Scottish Gaelic deas, Manx jiass. The sense "south" comes from the fact that the south is on the right-hand side of a person facing east. Compare the relationship between cledd (“left”) and gogledd (“north”).

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