siniestro

Ladino

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish siniestro, from Late Latin sinextrum, from Latin sinistrum. Compare Portuguese sestro.

Adjective

siniestro (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling סינייסטרו)

1. left, left-hand (direction)

   Synonym: siedrero

   Antonym: derecho

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin sinextrum, from Latin sinistrum. Compare Old Galician-Portuguese sẽestro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siˈnjestɾo/

Adjective

siniestro (feminine singular siniestra, masculine plural siniestros, feminine plural siniestras)

1. left, left-hand (direction)
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 97v:

     […] Et q̃ deſcẽda ſobreſta piedra la uertud de om̃e q̃ tẽga en la mano dieſtra lança ⁊ en la ſinieſtra un af traſtornada.

     […] And may over this stone descend the virtue of the man with a spear in his right hand and an upturned bird on his left.

Antonyms

• diestro

Descendants

• Ladino: siniestro, סינייסטרו
• Spanish: siniestro

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish siniestro, from Late Latin sinextrum, from Latin sinistrum. Compare Portuguese sestro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈnjestɾo/ [siˈnjes.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -estɾo
• Syllabification: si‧nies‧tro

Adjective

siniestro (feminine siniestra, masculine plural siniestros, feminine plural siniestras)

1. sinister
2. unhappy

   Synonyms: infeliz, funesto

3. malicious, evil

   Synonyms: avieso, malintencionado

4. (dated) left, left-hand (direction)

   Synonym: izquierdo

   Antonyms: derecho, diestro

5. (heraldry) sinister, sinistral

Derived terms

• a diestro y siniestro

 

Noun

siniestro m (plural siniestros)

1. accident

   Synonyms: accidente, desgracia

2. catastrophe, disaster

   Synonyms: catástrofe, desastre

Related terms

• siniestra

 

Further reading

• “siniestro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28