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sinistra

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Noun

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sinistra f (plural sinistres)

  1. left hand

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sinistra

  1. feminine singular of sinistre

Esperanto

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Etymology

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Ultimately derived from Latin sinister.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siˈnistra/
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  • Rhymes: -istra
  • Syllabification: si‧nis‧tra

Adjective

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sinistra (accusative singular sinistran, plural sinistraj, accusative plural sinistrajn) (rare)

  2. sinister (evil)

Usage notes

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BL prefers malbonaŭgura, timinda.[1]

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Related to sense 1:

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  1. ^ BL, “sinistra”

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Ido

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian sinistro, Latin sinister.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siˈnistra/
  • Hyphenation: si‧nis‧tra

Adjective

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sinistra

  1. left (west side of the body when one is facing north)
    Antonym: dextra

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siˈnis.tra/
  • Rhymes: -istra
  • Hyphenation: si‧nì‧stra

Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Latin sinister.

    Noun

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    sinistra f (plural sinistre)

    1. left (hand, direction)
      Synonym: (nautical) babordo
      Antonyms: destra, dritta
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    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    sinistra

    1. inflection of sinistrare:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

    Etymology 3

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Adjective

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    sinistra

    1. feminine singular of sinistro

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    Latin

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    sinistra

    1. inflection of sinister:
      1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
      2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

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    sinistrā

    1. ablative feminine singular of sinister

    Noun

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    sinistra f (genitive sinistrae); first declension

    1. the left-hand side
      ad sinistram
      on the left hand side, to the left

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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative sinistra sinistrae
    genitive sinistrae sinistrārum
    dative sinistrae sinistrīs
    accusative sinistram sinistrās
    ablative sinistrā sinistrīs
    vocative sinistra sinistrae

    References

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    • “sinistra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “sinistra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “sinistra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Portuguese

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    • Hyphenation: si‧nis‧tra

    Adjective

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    sinistra

    1. feminine singular of sinistro

    Romanian

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [siˈnis.tra]
    • Hyphenation: si‧nis‧tra

    Adjective

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    sinistra

    1. definite nominative/accusative feminine singular of sinistru
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