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
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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

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

  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • 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
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