Latin

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Etymology

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Blend of sinister (left) +‎ dexter (right). Attested in late manuscripts.[1]

Adjective

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sinexter (feminine sinextra, neuter sinextrum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er) (Late Latin ?)

  1. left

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sinexter sinextra sinextrum sinextrī sinextrae sinextra
Genitive sinextrī sinextrae sinextrī sinextrōrum sinextrārum sinextrōrum
Dative sinextrō sinextrō sinextrīs
Accusative sinextrum sinextram sinextrum sinextrōs sinextrās sinextra
Ablative sinextrō sinextrā sinextrō sinextrīs
Vocative sinexter sinextra sinextrum sinextrī sinextrae sinextra

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sĭnĭster”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 11: S–Si, page 649