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

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[sɪˈnɪs.tɛr]

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”).