sinistro

See also: sinistro- and sinistrò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈnis.tro/
• Rhymes: -istro
• Hyphenation: si‧nì‧stro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin sinister. Doublet of sinestro, which was inherited.

Adjective

sinistro (feminine sinistra, masculine plural sinistri, feminine plural sinistre)

1. left, left-hand

   Antonym: destro

2. sinister, grim, lurid, spooky, bad, ominous

   Synonyms: tetro, losco, cattivo

Alternative forms

• sinestro (archaic, regional)

Derived terms

• sinistramente
• sinistrare

Related terms

• sinistra
• sinistrare
• sinistrato
• sinistrogiro
• sinistroide
• sinistrorso
• sinistrosità

Noun

sinistro m (plural sinistri)

1. accident, crash

   Synonym: incidente

2. (boxing) left, left-hander
3. (soccer) left-foot shot

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sinistro

1. first-person singular present indicative of sinistrare

Anagrams

• tornissi

Latin

Adjective

sinistrō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sinister

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sinistrum. Compare the inherited doublet sestro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnis.tɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnis.tɾu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /siˈniʃ.tɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnis.tɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈniʃ.tɾu/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: si‧nis‧tro

Adjective

sinistro (feminine sinistra, masculine plural sinistros, feminine plural sinistras)

1. sinister (indicating lurking danger or harm)

Noun

sinistro m (plural sinistros)

1. a disaster, accident or great loss

Related terms

• sestro

Further reading

• “sinistro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sinistro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026