zestre

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dextrae or dexterae, plural of dextera (“pledge, promise”), from dexter.

Noun

zestre f (uncountable)

1. dowry

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zestre	zestrea
genitive-dative	zestre	zestrei
vocative	zestre, zestreo

Derived terms

• înzestra

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: зестра (zestra)