sinistrorso

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sinistrorsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.nisˈtrɔr.so/
• Rhymes: -ɔrso
• Hyphenation: si‧ni‧stròr‧so

Adjective

sinistrorso (feminine sinistrorsa, masculine plural sinistrorsi, feminine plural sinistrorse)

1. that goes left

   Synonym: levogiro

   1. left-handed

      Synonym: mancino

   2. anticlockwise/counterclockwise

      Synonym: antiorario

   3. (chiefly humorous) leftist

      Near-synonym: progressista

   4. levorotatory/laevorotatory

Related terms

• sinistra
• destrorso

Further reading

• “sinistrorso”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sinistrorsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sinisˈtɾoɾso/ [si.nisˈt̪ɾoɾ.so]
• Rhymes: -oɾso
• Syllabification: si‧nis‧tror‧so

Adjective

sinistrorso (feminine sinistrorsa, masculine plural sinistrorsos, feminine plural sinistrorsas)

1. sinistrorse, counterclockwise, anticlockwise, widdershins

   Synonym: levógiro

   Antonyms: dextrorso, dextrógiro

Related terms

• sinistrómano

Further reading

• “sinistrorso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025