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sĭnister, tra, trum ( comp. sinisterior; sup. sinistimus, Prisc. pp. 605 and 607 P.; Fest. s. v. dextimum, p. 74; and s. v. sinistrae, p. 339 Müll.), adj. [etym. dub.; perh. from sinus (i. e. togae); cf. Pott, Etym. Forsch. 2, 555; the ending is a double comp. -is and -ter; cf.: magister, minister].I.Left, on the left, on the left hand or side (syn.:1.laevus, scaevus): manus sinistra (opp. dextra),
Quint. 11, 3, 114:manus,
Nep. Dat. 3; Quint. 11, 3, 159:bracchium,
id. 11, 3, 141:latus,
id. 11, 3, 99:numerus,
id. 11, 3, 93; 11, 3, 113; 11, 3, 140:pes,
id. 11, 3, 125; 11, 3, 159:cornu (opp. dextrum),
Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 5; Caes. B. G. 7, 62; id. B. C. 2, 34; 3, 67 al.:pars,
id. B. G. 2, 23; id. B. C. 2, 4 fin.:angulus castrorum,
id. ib. 3, 66:ripa,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 18:calceus,
Suet. Aug. 92:tibia,
Phaedr. 5, 7, 7 et saep.—As substt.sĭnistrum, i, n. (sc. latus), the left side:2.reicere a sinistro togam,
Quint. 11, 3, 144; so,in sinistrum,
id. 11, 3, 109; 11, 3, 113; 11, 3, 114; 11, 3, 135.—sĭnistra, ae, f. (sc. manus), the left hand, the left:B.sinistrā impeditā satis commode pugnare non poterant,
Caes. B. G. 1, 25; id. B. C. 1, 75 fin.; Quint. 11, 3, 131; 11, 3, 160; Suet. Claud. 21; Ov. M. 12, 89 et saep.—Used in stealing:natae ad furta sinistrae,
Ov. M. 13, 111; cf. Cat. 12, 1;hence, of a thief's accomplices: Porci et Socration, duae sinistrae Pisonis,
id. 47, 1.—As bearing the shield and defending:idem (Afer) per allegoriam M. Caelium melius obicientem crimina quam defendentem, Bonam dextram, malam sinistram habere dicebat,
Quint. 6, 3, 69 —Transf., the left side:II.cur a dextrā corvus, a sinistrā cornix faciat ratum?
Cic. Div. 1, 39, 85:aspicite a sinistrā,
id. Phil. 6, 5, 12:aspice nunc ad sinistram,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 38:sub sinistrā Britanniam relictam conspexit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 8:miles dexterā ac sinistrā muro tectus,
id. B. C. 2, 15; cf.:innumerabiles supra infra, dextrā sinistrā, ante post ejusmodi mundos esse,
Cic. Ac. 2, 40, 125.— Rarely in plur.: sinistris repentino consilio Poetelii consulis additae vires (opp. dextra [p. 1708] pars), Liv. 9, 27, 9.— Comp.:in sinisteriore parte (= sinistrā),
Varr. L. L. 9, § 34 Müll.; so, cornu (opp. dexterius), Galb. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 30, 4:bracchium,
Suet. Dom. 17:mamma,
Cels. 4, 1 med.:equus funalis,
Suet. Tib. 6 fin.:rota,
Ov. M. 2, 139.— Sup., v. supra init. —Trop.A.Awkward, wrong, perverse, improper ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):B.mores,
Verg. A. 11, 347:liberalitas,
Cat. 29, 16:instituta (Judaeorum),
Tac. H. 5, 5:natura (with prava),
Curt. 7, 4, 10.—Unlucky, injurious, adverse, unfavorable, ill, bad, etc. ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):C.arboribus satisque Notus pecorique sinister,
Verg. G. 1, 444:interpretatio,
Tac. Agr. 5 fin.; cf.:sermones de Tiberio,
id. A. 1, 74; so,sermones,
Plin. Ep. 1, 9, 5:fama eo de homine,
Tac. A. 6, 32; 11, 19; id. H. 1, 51 fin.:rumor lenti itineris,
id. ib. 2, 93 fin.:diligentia,
Plin. Ep. 7, 28, 3 et saep.:pugna Cannensis,
Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 9:studii signa sinistra mei,
Ov. Tr. 5, 7, 64; v. also infra, C. fin. —With gen.:(Hannibal) fidei sinister,
faithless, Sil. 1, 56 (cf.:pravos fidei,
id. 3, 253).— Subst.: sĭnistrum, i, n., evil:(matrona) studiosa sinistri,
Ov. Tr. 2, 257.—With respect to auspices and divination, acc. to the Roman notions, lucky, favorable, auspicious (because the Romans on these occasions turned the face towards the south, and so had the eastern or fortunate side on the left; while the Greeks, turning to the north, had it on their right; cf.dexter, II. 2.): ita nobis sinistra videntur, Graiis et barbaris dextra, meliora. Quamquam haud ignoro, quae bona sint, sinistra nos dicere, etiam si dextra sint, etc.,
Cic. Div. 2, 39, 82; cf.:fulmen sinistrum auspicium optimum habemus ad omnes res praeterquam ad comitia,
id. ib. 2, 35, 74 (with this cf. id. Phil. 2, 38, 99):liquido exeo foras Auspicio, avi sinistra,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 2; so,avi sinistra,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 72; cf.cornix,
Verg. E. 9, 15:volatus avium,
Plin. Pan. 5, 3:tonitrus,
Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 49.—Sometimes in the Greek sense (or in direct reference to the signif. B.), unlucky, unfavorable, inauspicious:di, precor, a nobis omen removete sinistrum,
Ov. H. 13, 49:avibus sinistris,
id. ib. 2, 115:sinistris auspiciis,
Val. Max. 4, 7, 2 fin.:fulmen,
Cic. Phil. 2, 38, 99:sinistram approbationem (opp. dextram),
Cat. 45, 8 and 17;cf: sinistro pede proficisci,
App. M. 1, p. 104, 23.—Hence, adv.: sĭnistrē, badly, wrongly, perversely:derisum semel exceptumque sinistre,
Hor. A. P. 452:accipere,
Tac. H. 1, 7; 3, 52 fin.:non tam sinistre constitutum est,
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sinister tra, trum, adj., with comp. [a double comp. of uncertain origin], left, on the left, on the left hand, at the left side: in sinistro cornu, on the left wing, Cs.: angulus castrorum, Cs.: ripa, H.: tibia, Ph.: manus, N.—As subst f. (sc. manus): sinistrā inpeditā, Cs.: natae ad furta sinistrae, O.: a sinistrā, on the left: miles dextrā ac sinistrā muro tectus, Cs.— Plur m. as subst. (sc. ordines): sinistris additae vires (opp. dextra pars), L.: sinisterior rota, O.—In augury (because the Roman augurs faced south, with the propitious East on the left), favorable, auspicious, fortunate, lucky: ita nobis sinistra videntur, Graiis et barbaris dextra, meliora: cornix, V.: tonitrūs, O.—(As in Greek augury, where the face was northward), unlucky, unfavorable, inauspicious: Di, precor, a nobis omen removete sinistrum, O.: avibus sinistris, O.: sinistrum fulmen nuntiare.—Fig., wrong, perverse, improper: mores, V.: natura, Cu.— Unlucky, injurious, adverse, unfavorable, bad: Notus pecori sinister, V.: interpretatio, Ta.—As subst n.: (matrona) studiosa sinistri, of evil, O.* * *Isinistera -um, sinisterior -or -us, sinistimus -a -um ADJleft, improper,adverse; inauspiciousIIsinistra -um, sinistrior -or -us, sinistimus -a -um ADJleft, improper,adverse; inauspicious -
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[ˈsɪnɪstə] adjectivesuggesting, or warning of, evil:مَنْحوس، مَشْؤومHis disappearance is extremely sinister.
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11 Auris Sinister (Latin: Left Ear)
Abbreviation: ASУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Auris Sinister (Latin: Left Ear)
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14 Oculus Sinister - Left Eye
Physiology: OSУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Oculus Sinister - Left Eye
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20 չարագուշակ
Հայերեն - անգլերեն բառարան (Armenian-English dictionary) > չարագուշակ
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Sinister — is originally a Latin term for left or to the left (and by extension, left handedness), and is used in heraldry to refer to the left of the bearer of the arms, and to the right by the viewer s eyes. It is often used to mean evil.Sinister may also … Wikipedia
sinister — sinister,[/p] baleful, malign, malefic, maleficent all mean seriously threatening, portending, or promising evil or disaster, usually imminent or already initiated evil or disaster. Sinister is the most commonly employed of these words and the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Sinister — Sin is*ter (s[i^]n [i^]s*t[ e]r; 277), a. Note: [Accented on the middle syllable by the older poets, as Shakespeare, Milton, Dryden.] [L. sinister: cf. F. sinistre.] 1. On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; opposed to {dexter}, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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sinister — [sin′is tər] adj. [ME sinistre < L sinister, left hand, or unlucky (side), orig. lucky (side) < IE base * sene , to prepare, achieve > Sans sánīyān, more favorable: early Roman augurs faced south, with the east (lucky side) to the left,… … English World dictionary
sinister — early 15c., prompted by malice or ill will, from O.Fr. sinistre contrary, unfavorable, to the left, from L. sinister left, on the left side (opposite of dexter), perhaps from root *sen and meaning properly the slower or weaker hand [Tucker], but… … Etymology dictionary
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Sinister — (lat.), link, linkisch; bei Vorzeichen in der Religionssprache der Römer ursprünglich glückverheißend, später nach griechischer Theorie unheilverkündend … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
sinister — I adjective alarming, baleful, baneful, blameworthy, censurable, cold blooded, comminatory, conscienceless, contemptible, corrupt, creepy, cruel, culpable, dangerous, demoniac, demoniacal, deserving of condemnation, designing, despiteful,… … Law dictionary
sinister — [adj] nasty, menacing adverse, apocalyptic, bad, baleful, baneful, blackhearted, corrupt, deleterious, dire, disastrous, dishonest, disquieting, doomful, evil, foreboding, harmful, hurtful, ill boding, inauspicious, injurious, lowering, malefic,… … New thesaurus