sinister, sinistra -sinistrum, sinistrior -or -us, sinistimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
left, improper,adverse; inauspicious;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sinister | sinistri |
| Gen. | sinistri | sinistrorum |
| Dat. | sinistro | — |
| Acc. | sinistrum | sinistros |
| Voc. | sinister | sinistri |
| Abl. | sinistro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sinistra | sinistrae |
| Gen. | sinistrae | sinistrarum |
| Dat. | sinistrae | — |
| Acc. | sinistram | sinistras |
| Voc. | sinistra | sinistrae |
| Abl. | sinistra | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sinistrum | sinistra |
| Gen. | sinistri | sinistrorum |
| Dat. | sinistro | — |
| Acc. | sinistrum | sinistra |
| Voc. | sinistrum | sinistra |
| Abl. | sinistro | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sinistrius | sinistriora |
| Gen. | sinistrioris | — |
| Acc. | sinistrius | sinistriora |
| Voc. | sinistrius | sinistriora |
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
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...ipsum. TH. ubi is est? PY. em ad sinist ram. viden? TH. video. PY. conprendi iube, quantum potest..."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..."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..."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..."