sinister

Meaning

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)

Concepts

left

Opposite of

dexter

Synonyms

sinistra

sinistrum

laevus

scaevus

Translations

gauche

sol

izquierda

⬅️

links

sinistro

esquerre

esquerda

esquerdo

izquierdo

link

αριστερός

linker-

esquerra

Pronounced as (IPA)

[sɪˈnɪs.tɛr]

Etymology

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”).