sinistra

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /siˈnis.tɾə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /siˈnis.tɾa/
Homophone: sinistre (Balearic, Central)

Noun

sinistra f (plural sinistres)

left hand

Adjective

sinistra

feminine singular of sinistre

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sinistro, Latin sinister.

Adjective

sinistra

left

Antonyms

dextra (“right”)

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siˈni.stra/
Rhymes: -istra
Hyphenation: si‧nì‧stra

Noun

sinistra f (plural sinistre)

left (hand, direction)
Synonym: (nautical) babordo
Antonyms: destra, dritta

Related terms

sinistrese
sinistro
sinistrorso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sinistra

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

Anagrams

astrinsi, nitrassi

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /siˈnis.tra/, [s̠ɪˈnɪs̠t̪rä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /siˈnis.tra/, [siˈnist̪rä]

Adjective

sinistra

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

Adjective

sinistrā

ablative feminine singular of sinister

Noun

sinistra f (genitive sinistrae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sinistra	sinistrae
Genitive	sinistrae	sinistrārum
Dative	sinistrae	sinistrīs
Accusative	sinistram	sinistrās
Ablative	sinistrā	sinistrīs
Vocative	sinistra	sinistrae

References

“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

Adjective

sinistra

feminine singular of sinistro

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [siˈnis.tra]

Adjective

sinistra

definite nominative/accusative feminine singular of sinistru