sinexter
Latin
Adjective
sinexter (feminine sinextra, neuter sinextrum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er) (Late Latin ?)
- alternative form of sinister (“left”) (modified by association with the antonym dexter; attested in late manuscripts[1])
Declension
First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | sinexter | sinextra | sinextrum | sinextrī | sinextrae | sinextra | |
| genitive | sinextrī | sinextrae | sinextrī | sinextrōrum | sinextrārum | sinextrōrum | |
| dative | sinextrō | sinextrae | sinextrō | sinextrīs | |||
| accusative | sinextrum | sinextram | sinextrum | sinextrōs | sinextrās | sinextra | |
| ablative | sinextrō | sinextrā | sinextrō | sinextrīs | |||
| vocative | sinexter | sinextra | sinextrum | sinextrī | sinextrae | sinextra | |
Descendants
- see: sinister
References
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sĭnĭster”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 11: S–Si, page 649