Italian

Adjective

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

1. left, left-hand
2. sinister, grim, lurid, spooky, bad, ominous

Synonyms

• (2) tetro, losco, cattivo

Antonyms

• (1) destro

Noun

sinistro m ‎(plural sinistri)

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

Synonyms

• (1) incidente

Related terms

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

Verb

sinistro

1. first-person singular present indicative of sinistrare

Anagrams

• tornissi

Latin

Adjective

sinistrō

1. dative masculine singular of sinister
2. dative neuter singular of sinister
3. ablative masculine singular of sinister
4. ablative neuter singular of sinister

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sinistrum.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.ˈniʃ.tɾu/
• Hyphenation: si‧nis‧tro

Adjective

sinistro m ‎(feminine singular sinistra, masculine plural sinistros, feminine plural sinistras, comparable)

1. sinister (indicating lurking danger or harm)

Noun

sinistro m (plural sinistros)

1. a disaster, accident or great loss

Related terms

• sestro