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English

Etymology
From Latin sinister "left hand".
Old French Sinistra "left"
Middle English Sinistre "unlucky"

Pronunciation
IPA|/�sɪnɪst�/ italbrac|RP
IPA|/�sɪnɪst�r/ italbrac|US
audio|en-us-sinister.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. inauspicious, ominous, unlucky
2. evil, seeming to be evil.
3. of the left side.
4. heraldry: the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.

Antonyms
italbrac|of the left side: dexter
italbrac|heraldry: dexter

Translations
trans-top|evil
Arabic: شر�ر (sherreer) m
Finnish: pahaenteinen, uhkaava
Italian: sinistro m
trans-mid
Romanian: sinistru
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trans-top|of the left
Italian: sinistra f
Spanish: siniestro m
trans-bottom

trans-top|heraldic "left"
French: sénestre
German: linker m
trans-mid
Italian: sinistra
Spanish: siniestro m, izquierdo m
trans-bottom

Related terms
bend sinister
sinistral

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• 2007-11-28 18:53 - Mwtoews - +[[sinistral]]

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