sinistro

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See also: sinistro- and sinistrò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈni.stro/
  • Rhymes: -istro
  • Hyphenation: si‧nì‧stro

Etymology 1

From Latin sinistrum. This form was probably altered from the original sinestro to more closely reflect the Latin form.

Adjective

sinistro (feminine sinistra, masculine plural sinistri, feminine plural sinistre)

  1. left, left-hand
    Antonym: destro
  2. sinister, grim, lurid, spooky, bad, ominous
    Synonyms: tetro, losco, cattivo
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Noun

sinistro m (plural sinistri)

  1. accident, crash
    Synonym: incidente
  2. (boxing) left, left-hander
  3. (soccer) left-foot shot

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sinistro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sinistrare

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Latin

Adjective

sinistrō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sinister

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sinistrum. Compare the inherited doublet sestro.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: si‧nis‧tro
  • Audio (Brazil):(file)

Adjective

sinistro (feminine sinistra, masculine plural sinistros, feminine plural sinistras)

  1. sinister (indicating lurking danger or harm)

Noun

sinistro m (plural sinistros)

  1. a disaster, accident or great loss
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