sinister

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) left
  2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile
  3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) auspicious (for Romans) or inauspicious (for Greeks)

Έννοιες

αριστερός

αριστερά

ariste’ri

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Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
[sɪˈnɪs.tɛr]
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Proto-Italic *senisteros, of unclear origin. Possibly a euphemism from Proto-Indo-European *senh₂-is- (“more obtaining”), from *senh₂- (“to seek, gain”) (thus the direction of "left" as "the more favorable (side)"), and cognate with Sanskrit सनोति (sanoti, “to gain, procure”), सनीयान् (sanīyān, “more useful, more advantageous”).

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