sinister

(Anglų k.)

  1. Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
  2. Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
  3. (archaic) Of the left side.
  4. On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
  5. (obsolete) Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest.

Priešingybė
dexter
Dažnis

C1
Tariamas kaip (IPA)
/ˈsɪnɪstə/
Etimologija (Anglų k.)

In summary

From Middle English sinistre (“unlucky”), from Old French senestre, sinistre (“left”), from Latin sinister (“left hand”).

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