sinister

Betekenis (Engels)

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)

Concepten

links

linker

linkse

linker-

Tegenovergesteld aan

dexter

Synoniemen

sinistra

sinistrum

laevus

scaevus

Vertalingen

gauche

left

sol

izquierda

⬅️

sinistro

esquerda

esquerre

esquerdo

link

izquierdo

αριστερός

esquerra

links

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[sɪˈnɪs.tɛr]

Etymologie (Engels)

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”).