sinister, sinistera -um, sinisterior -or -us, sinistimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Lesser
left, improper,adverse; inauspicious;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sinister | sinisteri |
| Gen. | sinisteri | sinisterorum |
| Dat. | sinistero | — |
| Acc. | sinisterum | sinisteros |
| Voc. | sinister | sinisteri |
| Abl. | sinistero | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sinistera | sinisterae |
| Gen. | sinisterae | sinisterarum |
| Dat. | sinisterae | — |
| Acc. | sinisteram | sinisteras |
| Voc. | sinistera | sinisterae |
| Abl. | sinistera | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sinisterum | sinistera |
| Gen. | sinisteri | sinisterorum |
| Dat. | sinistero | — |
| Acc. | sinisterum | sinistera |
| Voc. | sinisterum | sinistera |
| Abl. | sinistero | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sinisterius | sinisteriora |
| Gen. | sinisterioris | — |
| Acc. | sinisterius | sinisteriora |
| Voc. | sinisterius | sinisteriora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sinistimus | sinistimi |
| Gen. | sinistimi | sinistimorum |
| Dat. | sinistimo | — |
| Acc. | sinistimum | sinistimos |
| Voc. | sinistime | sinistimi |
| Abl. | sinistimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sinistima | sinistimae |
| Gen. | sinistimae | sinistimarum |
| Dat. | sinistimae | — |
| Acc. | sinistimam | sinistimas |
| Voc. | sinistima | sinistimae |
| Abl. | sinistima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sinistimum | sinistima |
| Gen. | sinistimi | sinistimorum |
| Dat. | sinistimo | — |
| Acc. | sinistimum | sinistima |
| Voc. | sinistimum | sinistima |
| Abl. | sinistimo | — |
Examples
- P
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...ipsum. TH. ubi is est? PY. em ad sinist ram. viden? TH. video. PY. conprendi iube, quantum potest..." - M
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...aversantes in laevam partem velut propellemus manum, sinister umerus proferendus, ut cum capite ad dextram ferente consentiat. CXIV..." - P
Liber I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...namque urget ab alto arboribusque satisque Notus pecorique sinister. aut ubi sub lucem densa inter nubila sese diuersi..." - G
Panegyricus
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger)
"...ceteros principes aut largus cruor hostiarum, aut sinister volatus avium consulentibus nuntiavit: tibi ascendenti de more Capitolium, quamquam..."